This court sketch created on February 26, 2025, shows Marie-France Le Scouarnec ex-wife of French retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec during his trial on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients, at the Criminal Court in Vannes. In the latest trial, Le Scouarnec faces allegations that he assaulted or raped 299 patients at a dozen hospitals between 1989 and 2014, in many cases while they were waking up from anaesthetic or during post-op checkups. Two hundred and fifty-six of the victims were under 15 at the time, the youngest aged one and the oldest 70. If convicted, Le Scouarnec faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. (Photo by Benoit PEYRUCQ / AFP)