Overview
- A Rotterdam court convicted Marinus L. of raping a 7‑year‑old and sentenced him to two years in prison plus tbs with compulsory care, while acquitting him of unlawful detention for lack of evidence.
- The judges cited a diagnosed psychological disorder and reduced criminal responsibility when imposing tbs, which places the offender in mandatory psychiatric treatment after or alongside imprisonment.
- The child victim is a 7‑year‑old girl of Ukrainian origin who was abused in Zuiderpark and whose family says she now rarely goes outside and needs at‑home measures to feel safe.
- Separately, prosecutors have asked for a one‑year sentence, half suspended, against a 42‑year‑old suspect from Hoogkerk for months of harassment of three women using WhatsApp, Facebook, voice messages and visits, and the court will rule in about two weeks.
- The Hoogkerk file includes a zorgmachtiging that cannot be executed while the suspect remains in pretrial detention, raising practical questions about when compulsory care can start and how courts assess accountability when defendants refuse probation assessments.