Joël Le Scouarnec, the former surgeon who has admitted sexually abusing hundreds of patients, mostly children, between 1989 and 2014 has been sentenced to 20 years in jail, reports the BBC.
Le Scouarnec was dressed in black as he stood emotionless in court listening to the judge Aude Burési deliver the verdict. He had admitted the charges in March.
Judge Burési said the court had taken into account the fact that the former surgeon had especially sought out unwell, vulnerable and sedated victims.
Le Scouarnec, 74, has been dubbed France's most prolific paedophile. He is already in jail after being sentenced in 2020 to 15 years for raping and sexually assaulting four children, including two of his nieces.
"Twenty years is little compared to the number of victims in this trial. It is time for the law to change so we can have more appropriate sentences," said Francesca Satta, a lawyer for some of the victims.
The former doctor has been on trial in Brittany since late February.
During that time dozens of his victims have testified, telling the court how the abuse they sustained as children shaped their lives.