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Essonne Physiotherapist Gets 15 Years for Rapes and Sexual Assaults of Patients and Niece

Jurors said the gravity of offenses by a health professional warranted a heavier term than requested.

Overview

  • After four days of hearings, Valéry G., 56, was found guilty of all charges and sentenced to 15 years in prison by the Essonne assize court.
  • The case concerned assaults on ten patients at his Villiers-sur-Orge practice between 2013 and 2015, as well as a rape of his 16-year-old niece during a 2007 family trip to Savoie.
  • The term exceeds the 12–14 years sought by the prosecutor, who described a serial predator employing a consistent modus operandi.
  • The court imposed six years of socio-judicial supervision with a treatment order, a potential four-year additional term if breached, a 10-year ban on work with minors, a five-year ban on health care practice, and FIJAIS registration.
  • Sixteen women testified during the trial week, and the accused belatedly acknowledged most acts, admitting five rapes outright and a sixth more ambiguously.