La storia di Joël Le Scouarnec, l’ex medico condannato per gli abusi su 299 pazienti in 25 anni. “Catalogava le sue vittime”
Commenti“Se sono oggi qui davanti a voi è perché nel mio passato, quando alcuni miei pazienti erano per lo più bambini, ho commesso su di loro atti orribili”. Così Joël Le Scouarnec, medico chirurgo che oggi ha 74 anni, aveva confessato di aver abusato di 299 pazienti, per la gran parte minori. Oggi un tribunale del dipartimento di Morbihan, in Bretagna, lo ha condannato a 20 anni di carcere. Il medico aveva ammesso la responsabilità per tutti i capi di accusa: gli sono stati contestati 111 stupri e 188 aggressioni sessuali. Violenze che sono andate avanti per 25 anni, tra il 1989 e il 2014. Delle 299 vittime, 256 avevano meno di 15 anni. Gli abusi avvenivano su pazienti malati, vulnerabili e sotto effetto di anestesia, o anche in fase di risveglio. La prima denuncia la si deve ad una bambina di 6 anni, una sua vicina di casa, che ha avuto il coraggio di raccontare tutto ai genitori facendo venire alla luce i 25 anni di violenze.
Le Scouarnec è stato definito il pedofilo con il maggior numero di vittime in Francia. Al momento della sentenza pronunciata dal giudice Aude Burési era già in carcere, dopo esser stato condannato nel 2020 a 15 anni per aver violentato quattro minori, tra cui due sue nipoti. Durante le dichiarazioni a processo ha detto di “aver preso coscienza dell’immenso dolore che questi crimini hanno causato a loro (le vittime, ndr) e ai loro cari” e chiede che non gli venga concessa “alcuna clemenza”. “Non riesco più a guardarmi allo stesso modo perché sono un pedofilo e uno stupratore di bambini – ha aggiunto -, Sono state dette molte cose e non ricordo tutto ora. Senza dubbio mi torneranno in mente quando sarò in cella, ma ciò a cui ho assistito in tribunale è la sofferenza di cui sono responsabile”.
French surgeon sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexual assaults
epa12140685 People, including victims, carry banners representing the victims of Joel Le Scouarnec on the verdict day of the trial of the French surgeon in Vannes, France, 28 May 2025. A French court on 28 May handed retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec a 20-year sentence for the rape and aggravated sexual assault of 299 victims, most of them minors, crimes committed between 1986 and 2014. EPA/TERESA SUAREZ
French surgeon sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexual assaults
epa12140684 A protester holds banners representing the victims of Joel Le Scouarnec on the verdict day of the trial of the French surgeon in Vannes, France, 28 May 2025. A French court on 28 May handed retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec a 20-year sentence for the rape and aggravated sexual assault of 299 victims, most of them minors, crimes committed between 1986 and 2014. EPA/TERESA SUAREZ
French surgeon sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexual assaults
epa12140686 People, including victims, carry banners representing the victims of Joel Le Scouarnec on the verdict day of the trial of the French surgeon in Vannes, France, 28 May 2025. A French court on 28 May handed retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec a 20-year sentence for the rape and aggravated sexual assault of 299 victims, most of them minors, crimes committed between 1986 and 2014. EPA/TERESA SUAREZ
French surgeon sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexual assaults
epa12140688 People, including victims, carry banners representing the victims of Joel Le Scouarnec on the verdict day of the trial of the French surgeon in Vannes, France, 28 May 2025. A French court on 28 May handed retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec a 20-year sentence for the rape and aggravated sexual assault of 299 victims, most of them minors, crimes committed between 1986 and 2014. EPA/TERESA SUAREZ
French surgeon sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexual assaults
epa12140690 A man carries a banner reading 'Listen to us' during a demonstration in support of Joel Le Scouarnec's victims on the verdict day of the trial of the French surgeon in Vannes, France, 28 May 2025. A French court on 28 May handed retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec a 20-year sentence for the rape and aggravated sexual assault of 299 victims, most of them minors, crimes committed between 1986 and 2014. EPA/TERESA SUAREZ
French surgeon sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexual assaults
epa12140689 Amelie Leveque, one of the victims, protests with other people on the verdict day of the trial of the French surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec in Vannes, France, 28 May 2025. A French court on 28 May handed retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec a 20-year sentence for the rape and aggravated sexual assault of 299 victims, most of them minors, crimes committed between 1986 and 2014. EPA/TERESA SUAREZ
French surgeon sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexual assaults
epa12140694 People, including victims, carry banners representing the victims of Joel Le Scouarnec on the verdict day of the trial of the French surgeon in Vannes, France, 28 May 2025. A French court on 28 May handed retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec a 20-year sentence for the rape and aggravated sexual assault of 299 victims, most of them minors, crimes committed between 1986 and 2014. EPA/TERESA SUAREZ
French surgeon sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexual assaults
epa12140692 People, including victims, carry banners representing the victims of Joel Le Scouarnec on the verdict day of the trial of the French surgeon in Vannes, France, 28 May 2025. A French court on 28 May handed retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec a 20-year sentence for the rape and aggravated sexual assault of 299 victims, most of them minors, crimes committed between 1986 and 2014. EPA/TERESA SUAREZ
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epaselect epa12140691 Nicolas Gourlet, one of the victims, speaks with the media during a demonstration on the verdict day of the trial of the French surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec in Vannes, France, 28 May 2025. A French court on 28 May handed retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec a 20-year sentence for the rape and aggravated sexual assault of 299 victims, most of them minors, crimes committed between 1986 and 2014. EPA/TERESA SUAREZ
French surgeon sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexual assaults
epa12140970 Marie Grimaud, lawyer for 37 of Joel Le Scouarnec's victims, speaks with the press after the announcement of the verdict in Joel Le Scouarnec's trial in Vannes, France, 28 May 2025. A French court on 28 May handed retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec a 20-year sentence for the rape and aggravated sexual assault of 299 victims, most of them minors, crimes committed between 1986 and 2014. EPA/TERESA SUAREZ
French surgeon sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexual assaults
epa12140963 Catherine, one of Joel Le Scouarnec's victims, speaks with the press after the announcement of the verdict in Joel Le Scouarnec's trial in Vannes, France, 28 May 2025. A French court on 28 May handed retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec a 20-year sentence for the rape and aggravated sexual assault of 299 victims, most of them minors, crimes committed between 1986 and 2014. EPA/TERESA SUAREZ
French surgeon sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexual assaults
epa12140964 Manon Lemoine, a member of a collective of Joel Le Scouarnec victims, speaks with the press after the announcement of the verdict in Joel Le Scouarnec's trial in Vannes, France, 28 May 2025. A French court on 28 May handed retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec a 20-year sentence for the rape and aggravated sexual assault of 299 victims, most of them minors, crimes committed between 1986 and 2014. EPA/TERESA SUAREZ
French surgeon sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexual assaults
epa12140968 A woman holds placards reading 'In France 160,000 children are victims of sexual violence' and 'prescription abandonment' outside the court of justice after the announcement of the verdict in Joel Le Scouarnec's trial in Vannes, France, 28 May 2025. A French court on 28 May handed retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec a 20-year sentence for the rape and aggravated sexual assault of 299 victims, most of them minors, crimes committed between 1986 and 2014. EPA/TERESA SUAREZ
French surgeon sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexual assaults
epa12140969 People hold a banner reading 'How many Le Scouarnecs are still protected by the French Medical Association' outside the court of justice after the announcement of the verdict in Joel Le Scouarnec's trial in Vannes, France, 28 May 2025. A French court on 28 May handed retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec a 20-year sentence for the rape and aggravated sexual assault of 299 victims, most of them minors, crimes committed between 1986 and 2014. EPA/TERESA SUAREZ
French surgeon sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexual assaults
epa12140966 Marie Grimaud (L), lawyer for 37 of Joel Le Scouarnec's victims, speaks with Manon Lemoine (R), one of Joel Le Scouarnec's victims, after the announcement of the verdict in Joel Le Scouarnec's trial in Vannes, France, 28 May 2025. A French court on 28 May handed retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec a 20-year sentence for the rape and aggravated sexual assault of 299 victims, most of them minors, crimes committed between 1986 and 2014. EPA/TERESA SUAREZ
French surgeon sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexual assaults
epa12140971 Francesca Satta, lawyer of several victims, speaks with the press after the announcement of the verdict in Joel Le Scouarnec's trial in Vannes, France, 28 May 2025. A French court on 28 May handed retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec a 20-year sentence for the rape and aggravated sexual assault of 299 victims, most of them minors, crimes committed between 1986 and 2014. EPA/TERESA SUAREZ
French surgeon sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexual assaults
epa12140972 Lawyers of Joel Le Scouarnec Maxime Tessier (L) and Thibaut Kurzawa (R) speak with the press after the announcement of the verdict in Joel Le Scouarnec's trial in Vannes, France, 28 May 2025. A French court on 28 May handed retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec a 20-year sentence for the rape and aggravated sexual assault of 299 victims, most of them minors, crimes committed between 1986 and 2014. EPA/TERESA SUAREZ
Dall’inizio del processo decine di vittime hanno testimoniato, raccontando alla corte come gli abusi subiti da bambini abbiano condizionato le loro vite. Il medico teneva dei diari in cui descriveva le aggressioni con dovizia di particolari, il che ha consentito alla polizia di rintracciare le sue vittime, molte delle quali non ricordavano nulla. In questi macabri registri catalogava le vittime con nome, caratteristiche, età, indirizzo di casa e tipo di violenze messe in atto. “Vent’anni sono pochi rispetto al numero di vittime di questo processo. È ora che la legge cambi per poter avere pene più appropriate”, ha affermato Francesca Satta, avvocato di alcune delle parti offese.
Le Scouarnec, definito un “diavolo” dall’avvocato generale che rappresentava l’accusa, è stato anche riconosciuto responsabile della morte di due vittime, una per overdose e l’altra per suicidio. Le inchieste continuano. Una vuole chiarire se ci sono vittime non identificate o “recentemente dichiarate”. L’altra, contro ignoti, vuole verificare se la rete di persone intorno al chirurgo pedofilo fosse a conoscenza delle sue azioni. L’ex moglie di Le Scouarnec ha sostenuto di non aver mai avuto sospetti sui comportamenti dell’ex marito.
