Utrecht teacher suspected of sex with three underage pupils
A teacher from Utrecht is suspected of sexually abusing three underage girls he taught or supervised at secondary schools in Utrecht and Almere. Olav A. (45) invited these children to his home and had sex with them there, the Public Prosecution Service (OM) said during the first preliminary hearing of the case in the Utrecht court, RTV Utrecht reported.
A. worked at various schools as a teacher, supervisor, and student coordinator. The prosecutor did not reveal at which schools the abuse took place. According to Omroep West, the man currently works as a team leader of the lower grades at the Rijswijk Lyceum. The secondary school in Rijswijk suspended him. He was arrested in January and is still in custody.
The OM accused A. of abusing the large age gap between him and his victims and the position of power he had over them as their teacher and coordinator. The man had long-term relationships with the girls in question and sexually abused them for the entire period. The OM suspects that there are more victims - A. chatted with more girls on his laptop and phone. The police are investigating whether he also sexually abused or groomed these girls.
A. is currently charged with sexually abusing a 17-year-old girl from Utrecht between June 2017 and August 2018, a 16-year-old girl from Almere between December 2023 and September 2024, and another 16-year-old girl from Almere between September 2023 and January 2024.
The man also allegedly chatted with two 16-year-old girls from a secondary school in Almere and convinced them to send him nude photos and videos. He also sent them dickpics. He groomed the girls with gifts, money, and all kinds of promises, the prosecutor said.
The police found explicit images of A. having sex with one of the girls from Almere on A.’s data carriers. Because the girl was a minor, A. is also charged with possession and production of child pornography. The OM also considers the images he convinced girls to make themselves to be child pornography.
So far, A. has refused to make any statements. According to his lawyer, the man is waiting for the investigation to be completed before he makes a statement. Suspects often wait for the criminal file to be complete, to see what evidence the OM has, before they tailor their defense.
The prosecutor said that A.’s silence could delay the case considerably.
A spokesperson for the Rijswijk Lyceum confirmed to Omroep West that A. has been a team leader at the school since January 2024 on a temporary contract. According to the school, “the OM has stated that there are no indications that A. also made victims at our school.”
He did not teach the kids and was suspended after the suspicions against him became clear, the spokesperson said. “As soon as we heard that he was under investigation, we suspended him. That was in January of this year. When he was appointed, he provided a Certificate of Good Conduct and references.”
