The court convicts a 47-year-old man from the municipality of Ede for committing indecent acts with a 14-year-old girl. The court imposes a 10-month prison sentence and a restraining order prohibiting contact with the victim for a period of 2 years.
The indecent acts took place at the mans home on multiple occasions over a period of two months in early 2024. The court finds it proven that the man performed sexual acts with a girl who was also the girlfriend of his son with whom she played sports. The man sent the girl several messages with a sexual tone via the secure application Signal. The option of disappearing messages was enabled, so the messages automatically disappeared after a short period.
Girls statement deemed reliable
Unconditional prison sentence
The man - who has a clean criminal record - committed a serious offense. With the indecent acts, the man made a serious infringement on the physical and sexual integrity of a minor girl. He did not take the victim and her boundaries into account. Victims of sexual offenses can suffer from this for a long time. The public prosecutor therefore demanded a prison sentence. According to the probation service, he has sufficient stable factors, so a sentence without conditions is advised. The court follows this advice and therefore imposes an unconditional prison sentence of 10 months.