NOS News•today, 1:51 PM
A 25-year-old man from The Hague has been arrested for distributing child pornography. So far, this has involved the abuse of nine girls between the ages of 6 and 12 from the Netherlands and Belgium, but the Public Prosecution Service expects that there will be at least twice as many.
The man was arrested on February 6, the Public Prosecution Service now reports. Since then, the police have been working to identify as many victims as possible and contact the children and their parents. Reports have been filed in all known cases.
The suspect has made a confession. He must appear in court in a first so-called pro forma hearing on May 14.
The police seized several data carriers such as computers, tablets and telephones from the man’s home. At least 3,000 child pornography files were found there.
The images show girls photographing or filming themselves while posing nude and in most cases also performing sexual acts, the Public Prosecution Service says. Because the username was visible in some cases, the police were able to identify some of the victims.
Modeling agency
According to prosecutors, the man approached the girls via social media such as Snapchat and TikTok. He pretended to be a girl who worked at a modeling agency. The agency is said to be looking for new models. Then he asked for pictures, innocently at first and then progressively.
The preliminary summons now lists nine identified victims. It is therefore expected that further cases will be added. The Public Prosecution Service asks possible victims to contact the vice police in their own region.
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