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Le Scouarnec Compensation Hearings Open in Vannes, First Rulings Set for January 20

The process now shifts to measuring damages for hundreds of victims and relatives after his 20-year sentence.

Des manifestants, et parmi eux, des victimes de Joël Le Scouarnec, lors d’un rassemblement devant le tribunal de Vannes, le 28 mai 2025.
Des affiches lors d'une manifestation de soutien aux victimes du chirurgien pédocriminel Joël Le Scouarnec, à Vannes, le 19 mai 2025
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Overview

  • A four-hour session opened with a minute of silence for former defense lawyer Maxime Tessier, who died by suicide in July.
  • The court said decisions for the files argued on Monday will be delivered on January 20, 2026, with additional hearings scheduled for December 4 and May 4, 2026.
  • Joël Le Scouarnec did not attend and was represented by court-appointed counsel Corentin La Selve and Esther Prouzet.
  • Lawyers sought recognition of specific harms, including a juvenile prejudice defined as loss of insouciance and an exceptional prejudice tied to serial crimes.
  • Cumulative claims are expected to reach several hundred thousand euros, and if Le Scouarnec cannot pay, compensation may proceed via the CIVI and FGTI, a process victims’ representatives criticize as uneven.