The Advocate General requested 15 years of imprisonment against the former surgeon Joël Le Scouarnec, accused of rape and sexual assault on four minors at the material time and tried at the Assize Court of Saintes.

The 70-year-old man admitted to the facts during his trial, which has been held behind closed doors since Monday.

Fifteen years of criminal imprisonment were required Thursday against ex-surgeon Joël Le Scouarnec (70), who was appearing behind closed doors to answer charges of rape and sexual assault on four minors at the material time, announced to AFP several lawyers.

According to these lawyers, the Advocate General also asked in particular for ten years of socio-judicial monitoring during this trial which is being held before the Charente-Maritime Court of Assizes in Saintes.

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