In France, a surgeon was sentenced to 20 years in prison for raping 299 children.

In France, surgeon Joel Le Squarnec, accused of raping 299 children, was sentenced to 20 years in prison. This was announced on May 28 by BFM TV.

It is specified that the crimes occurred between 1989 and 2014, when the children were under anesthesia. The average age of the victims was 11 years, and they were all patients of the doctor.

According to the TV channel, Le Squarnec has been charged with more than 100 counts of rape and over 150 counts of sexual assault. He fully admitted his guilt on all counts. As a result, the court sentenced the doctor to 20 years in prison.

"Mr. Le Squarnec did not seek to save himself, to reduce his criminal fate. The important thing is that the truth and her confession, his sincerity, by this act, which is not aimed at reducing his punishment, is obvious," said Maxime Tessier, Le Squarneck's lawyer.

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