French prosecutors are seeking 20 years in prison for surgeon who abused patients.

The French Prosecutor's Office has requested a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison for surgeon Jöel Le Scouarnec. accused of sexually abusing 299 minors in 30 yearsProsecutor Stéphane Kellenberger justified the request by citing the defendant's "serious personality problems" and "the dangerous nature of the case."