French Paedophile Joel Le Scouarnec's Light Sentence
A French paedophile's 20-year sentence's a start, But victims are dismayed, feeling justice's not quite a part.
In France, a surgeon's crimes were told,
Joel Le Scouarnec, his name so bold,
Abused hundreds, most underage and fair,
A devil in a white coat, with no care.
Joel Le Scouarnec, his name so bold,
Abused hundreds, most underage and fair,
A devil in a white coat, with no care.
He confessed to 111 rapes and more,
188 assaults, his victims forever scarred for sure,
A 20-year sentence, the maximum so fine,
But his victims lament, a punishment not divine.
188 assaults, his victims forever scarred for sure,
A 20-year sentence, the maximum so fine,
But his victims lament, a punishment not divine.
The judge rejected preventive detention too,
Le Scouarnec's age and desire to make amends, they knew,
He'll serve two-thirds of his sentence with ease,
Then parole, a possibility, if you please.
Le Scouarnec's age and desire to make amends, they knew,
He'll serve two-thirds of his sentence with ease,
Then parole, a possibility, if you please.
But what of his victims, who suffered so long,
Their trust betrayed, their lives turned wrong,
A 20-year sentence, a punishment so light,
For hundreds of child rapes, a crime so unright.
Their trust betrayed, their lives turned wrong,
A 20-year sentence, a punishment so light,
For hundreds of child rapes, a crime so unright.
One victim asked, "For robbery, 30 years is the test,
But child rape, a lighter punishment, is it best?"
The president of a child advocacy group did say,
"A life sentence would be fitting, come what may."
But child rape, a lighter punishment, is it best?"
The president of a child advocacy group did say,
"A life sentence would be fitting, come what may."
The lawyers for the victims, they did express their dismay,
A 20-year sentence, not harsh enough, they'd say,
But the judge had her reasons, so fair and so bright,
Le Scouarnec's age, and his desire to make things right.
A 20-year sentence, not harsh enough, they'd say,
But the judge had her reasons, so fair and so bright,
Le Scouarnec's age, and his desire to make things right.
In six years, he may be released, a thought so bold,
A punishment so light, for crimes so cold,
The victims are shocked, and their voices are loud,
A change in the law, they demand, to protect the crowd.
A punishment so light, for crimes so cold,
The victims are shocked, and their voices are loud,
A change in the law, they demand, to protect the crowd.