Overview

• Joël Le Scouarnec, on trial for abusing 299 minors over 35 years, admitted responsibility for the deaths of two victims during his final interrogation on May 20, 2025.
• He identified the two victims as Mathis Vinet, who died of an overdose in 2021, and another individual who committed suicide in 2020, both of whom he had abused as children.
• Le Scouarnec stated he does not envision a future as a free man, citing his inability to imagine life outside of incarceration.
• The former surgeon described prison as a form of liberation, acknowledging that his incarceration has prevented further offenses and forced self-reflection.
• Closing arguments are underway, with the verdict and a potential 20-year sentence expected on May 28, 2025.