French lawyer who defended child abuser surgeon Le Scouarnec dies in apparent suicide
- Posted on July 9, 2025
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French lawyer who defended child abuser surgeon Le Scouarnec dies in apparent suicide

Maxime Tessier, one of two lawyers who defended convicted child abuser Joel Le Scouarnec, has died in an apparent suicide, prosecutors said on Wednesday, July 9. In May, Le Scouarnec was sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexually abusing and raping hundreds of patients over decades.