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Expert Testimonies Highlight Trauma in Le Scouarnec Abuse Trial

Psychiatrists and a psychotherapist emphasize the severe psychological impact of abuse, even in cases where victims do not recall the events, as the trial enters its eighth week.

Joël Le Scouarnec, qui encourt vingt ans de réclusion criminelle, devrait être fixé sur son sort fin mai.
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Overview

  • Joël Le Scouarnec, a former surgeon, is on trial for 300 sexual assaults and rapes committed over decades, facing up to 20 years in prison.
  • The trial, now in its eighth week at the Criminal Court of Morbihan, is expected to conclude with a verdict by the end of May 2025.
  • Expert witnesses, including two psychiatrists and a psychotherapist, testified about the profound and lasting effects of abuse on child victims, regardless of memory recall.
  • The testimonies addressed complex questions on why many victims do not disclose or remember their abuse, shedding light on the challenges of prosecuting historical cases.
  • The case underscores systemic institutional failures that allowed the abuse to persist over decades, prompting calls for legal and structural reforms.