Overview

• Joël Le Scouarnec, 74, was sentenced on May 28, 2025, by the Criminal Tribunal of Vannes in Brittany.
• He was convicted of sexually abusing 299 children over a 25-year period, with the majority of victims underage.
• Judges imposed a 20-year prison term, the highest penalty available under French law for sexual crimes.
• Prosecutors had requested the maximum sentence and magistrates unanimously upheld their demand.
• The case is regarded as one of the largest pedophilia convictions in modern French history.