OM demands a nine-year prison sentence for a man who allegedly raped daughter, niece

On Monday, at the court in Den Bosch, the Public Prosecution Service demanded a nine-year prison sentence for 47-year-old Fred K. from Boekel, who is said to have sexually abused his daughter, raped a niece, and committed indecent online acts with dozens of young girls.

The youngest, a twin, was only eight years old when the first act of abuse happened. "A sad low point," said the prosecutor. She called the scale on which the suspect abused girls "shockingly large." "Situations like these are incredibly disruptive and leave deep scars," she added.

During the hearing, K. denied sexually abusing his daughter and niece. He confessed to the online abuse. He , however, refused to answer any further questions during his hearing.

Psychiatrically, experts say K. suffers from a pedophile disorder and is to be held fully accountable for the crimes. Given the is a risk of recurrence, the Public Prosecution Service wants the court to impose a post-detention monitoring device.

The police arrested K. in May 2023 after his daughter reported sexual abuse. Prior to that, the niece had also contacted the police. She said she was raped twice by K. in 2014 and 2015. As a result, she had to have an abortion in 2014. According to the public prosecutor, she—who was just eighteen at the time—was in "an extremely difficult period" of her life. "Instead of offering her a safe haven, he had sex with her on the very first night," the officer said.

According to the daughter, her father abused her from the age of nine, during weekends when she stayed with him. The officer was also highly critical of the fact that K. "dismisses his own daughter as a liar.".

When K. was arrested, the police confiscated various data carriers. In addition to downloaded child pornography, 43 folders created by K. were found on them. The folders included girls' names and corresponding ages. Inside were pornographic images, recorded by K. during chats and video calls. The police were able to identify a number of girls. Some of the victims were Belgian.

K. approached the girls via Snapchat, pretending to be a teenager. He incited them to perform sexual acts in front of the camera. He allegedly threatened a number of girls, saying he would, for example, do something to their parents if the girl did not come over.