Former Groningen Mayor Loses Appeal Against Indecency Conviction - DutchNews.nl
Judges upheld a €250 fine after finding Schuiling guilty of masturbating in his car on the A7 motorway.
- Judges in Zwolle upheld a €250 fine against former Groningen Mayor Koen Schuiling for offending public decency, rejecting his appeal of the conviction stemming from an incident on the A7 motorway.
- Schuiling stepped down in September 2024, a year before his term ended, after Home Affairs Minister Judith Uitermark demanded his resignation following police briefings about the allegations against him.
- Police had received two earlier complaints in the previous six months about Schuiling's behavior at the wheel. The court found a passing lorry driver gave a detailed, consistent account corroborated by audio evidence.
- During questioning, Schuiling insisted he stopped to relieve stomach complaints caused by a medical condition, but the court rejected his defense, accepting the witness's consistent account of events.
- The ruling concludes the legal challenge regarding conduct two years ago that forced Schuiling into early retirement from his Groningen post, solidifying the findings behind his departure from office.
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The former mayor of Groningen, Koen Schuiling, has also been convicted on appeal for masturbating behind the wheel. The case is discussed in the TV program Nieuws van de dag.
Indecent exposure In March 2025, the police judge convicted Koen Schuiling for masturbating in his car. On appeal, the former mayor of…
Former Groningen mayor loses appeal over alleged masturbation while driving
Koen Schuiling, the former mayor of Groningen, has been fined 250 euros for indecent exposure following an appeal hearing on Wednesday. The Court of Appeal in Zwolle found that he masturbated while driving on the A7 between Hoogezand and Groningen in March 2024.
Former mayor of Groningen Koen Schuiling must pay 250 euros for what is officially called wrongdoing. The court in Zwolle finds it proven that he masturbated in his car in March 2024. The Public Prosecutor's Office had demanded a 250 euro fine. That is the same amount as Schuiling received by the court last year. The former mayor has always maintained that he was not masturbating. That's why he appealed. Schuiling was mayor of Groningen between …
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