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Lawyer Suspected of Barendrecht Sex Case Pleads for Lower Prison Sentence

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The lawyer for Mels van B., the suspect in the high-profile Barendrecht sex crimes case, requested the court during her plea on Monday to impose a prison sentence of no more than eight years. On Friday, the Public Prosecution Service demanded a fourteen-year prison sentence and compulsory psychiatric treatment against the 46-year-old Van B., for, among other things, seriously sexually abusing eighteen young girls.
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The lawyer for Mels van B., the suspect in the high-profile Barendrecht sex crimes case, requested the court on Monday during her plea to impose a prison sentence of no more than eight years on her client. This was for abusing girls during sleepovers, including in his caravan at a campsite in Hoeven. On Friday, the Public Prosecution Service demanded a fourteen-year prison sentence and compulsory psychiatric treatment against the 46-year-old Van…

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The lawyer for Mels van B., the suspect in the high-profile Barendrecht sex crimes case, requested the court during her plea on Monday to impose a prison sentence of no more than eight years. On Friday, the Public Prosecution Service demanded a fourteen-year prison sentence and compulsory psychiatric treatment against the 46-year-old Van B., for, among other things, seriously sexually abusing eighteen young girls.

·Apeldoorn, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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rd.nl broke the news in Apeldoorn, Netherlands (Kingdom of the) on Monday, January 19, 2026.
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