"Devil in a white coat": Pedophile French surgeon sentenced over sexual abuse of 299 people

A retired surgeon in France has been found guilty of sexually abusing hundreds of patients, many of them children and under anaesthetic. Joel Le Scouarnec is now the most prolific paedophile to go to trial in the country, with 299 victims listed. A WARNING THAT THE FOLLOWING STORY CONTAINS DETAILS THAT MAY DISTRESS SOME LISTENERS.

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