Overview
- At the Rotterdam trial, prosecutors requested 14 years in prison plus TBS with compulsory treatment and a measure enabling lifetime supervision.
- Mels van B. apologized in court, said he accepts responsibility for his choices, denied distributing the abuse images, and expressed willingness to undergo therapy.
- The case concerns 31 girls, including 18 who were physically abused and 13 secretly filmed, with drugged sleepover incidents in Barendrecht and at a Hoeven campsite.
- Evidence cited includes self‑made photos and videos, sedative traces in victims’ hair, semen on clothing, and about 1.7 million child‑pornography files found after his 2024 arrest.
- Pieter Baan Centrum experts reported multiple disorders and a high risk of reoffending and advised TBS with forced treatment; victims and parents used spreekrecht and filed 63 civil claims, with a verdict due March 3, 2026.