French pedophile surgeon says he is responsible for the death of two victims

"During the last checkup, I kept memories of these two photos (as shown)." "They were dead and I was responsible."

Le Scouarnec, 74, was questioned in the courtroom of Vannez, Brittany in the penultimate week of a long and arduous trial that began in late February.

In March, at a closed-door meeting, Le Scouarnec, once a respected town surgeon, admitted sexual abuse of all 299 victims, many of whom were anesthetized or awakened between 1989 and 2014. More than 250 of them are over 250 years old under the age of 15.

His attorney Maxime Tessier said he asked Le Scouarnec if he acknowledged that the many people mentioned in his diary were "all potential victims of his actions," he said, "Yes."

At the beginning of the trial, Le Scouarnec also told the court that he “performed mean acts” and “understood and shared the suffering caused to many of his patients.”

Thanks to the carefully compiled diary, police were able to identify hundreds of victims, of which Le Scouarnec recorded his attack in graphic details.

Many people do not remember the abuse they are said to have suffered and must be informed by the police that their names appear in the diary of Lesko Anec.

During the trial, Le Scouarnec faced with dozens of his victims and their relatives for hundreds of hours.

Many of them become emotional as they describe how the abuse they suffer shapes their lives. Some say they suffer from eating disorders, anxiety, depression or addiction.

"You got into my mind, destroyed me, and I became another person I no longer know," Le Monde reported.

One of the few victims of the memory of abuse at the hands of Le Scouarnec said she felt relieved when police contacted her to say her name appeared in the former surgeon’s diary.

"I've been waiting for your phone call for 30 years," Le Monde said.

The newspaper also tells another story about a victim who doesn’t remember the abuse, but she says she is “convinced” that she was raped. She told the court: "I want to die, not even know why. He stole my youth."

Throughout the trial, Le Scouarnec apologized to the victims, often admitting that his actions had been "resisting".

Romane Codou, a lawyer representing several victims, told French media that his confession of Negui "raised" the victims and "allowed them to close the door in a horrible debate in which we were merciful by Joel le le scouarnec".

Part of the trial is dedicated to cross-examination of medical professionals working in the same institution as Le Scouarnec.

The victim’s lawyers and child protection advocacy groups say “institutional failure” allowed surgeons to continue working with children even after the FBI alert (FBI alert) issued in the early 2000s – French authorities warned that Le Scouarnec had been visiting children’s abuse websites.

The National Doctor (CNOM), who also filed a lawsuit against Le Scouranec, said in March that it "expressed deep regrets" because he should have "stopped practice."

"This situation underscores poor communication among different entities of the doctor's order, and we deeply regret that," they said in a statement.

Despite being the largest trial of child abuse in French history, many victims believe that in France, litigation attention has been paid to little attention.

The victims of the collective organization of Joel Le Scouarnec said it was "shocking" to see how the trial failed to attract the attention of politicians and society as a whole.

“Secesses learned from the healthcare community, nor from politicians,” the organization said in a statement.

Le Scouarnec has been jailed after being sentenced to 15 years in December 2020 for rape and sexual assault on four children, including his two nieces. Now, he faces an additional 20 years in prison.

A verdict is expected to be made on May 28.