haarlemsdagbladMar 25, 2026, 13:41

Five years in prison and mandatory psychiatric treatment for rape and threatening ex-partners

A 34-year-old man from Delft was sentenced by a court in The Hague to five years in prison and mandatory psychiatric treatment for abusing five former partners between 2022 and 2024. He was convicted of threatening the women with rape and distributing non-consensual sexual videos, some of which were filmed while victims were unconscious.

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Based on reporting by haarlemsdagblad. Translated and condensed by LocalHeadlines.

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