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In French sex abuse trial, woman denies knowing about her ex-husband's history of child abuse

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Joël Le Scouarnec , 74 , is charged with raping or sexually assaulting 299 victims over nearly 30 years .

He is already serving a 15-year sentence for the abuse of four other children.

His ex-wife Marie-France Lhermite , 71 , says she knew nothing of her husband's abuse until his arrest in 2017 .

One of Le Scouarnec's sons says he was sexually abused by his late paternal grandfather over several years .

The abuse “happened dozens of times” until he was 10 , he says.

His younger brother says his father’s “perversion exploded like an atomic bomb in the family”.

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