Osteopath convicted and sentenced to 17 years for sexual assault
Osteopath Pierre Garitte convicted of assault and rape; sentenced to 17 years.
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Pierre Garitte Sexual Assault Trial
Osteopath Pierre Garitte convicted of sexual assault and rape of 29 patients in Strasbourg between 2018-2021; sentenced to 17 years imprisonment and permanent professional ban.
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2026-08-16 to 2026-11-13 · UTC publication dates
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Osteopath Pierre Garitte convicted of sexual assault and rape in Strasbourg
Osteopath Pierre Garitte, 37, was convicted by the Bas-Rhin criminal court after a trial beginning June 1st. The court found him guilty of imposing digital penetration on 8 patients and committing sexual assault on 23 women, two of whom also reported rape. The offenses occurred between 2018 and 2021 in his practice in Eschau, which he operated with his wife, also an osteopath.
Pierre Garitte sentenced to 17 years imprisonment
The Bas-Rhin criminal court sentenced Pierre Garitte to 17 years of imprisonment after two hours of deliberation. The court also imposed a permanent ban on practicing osteopathy and any professional or volunteer activity involving regular contact with minors. The prosecutor had requested the maximum legal sentence of 20 years.
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