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Teaching Assistant Jailed for Abusing at Least 20 Children - DutchNews.nl

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A 26-year-old teaching assistant from Helmond has been sentenced to eight years in prison and compulsory psychiatric treatment for sexually...

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Wesley W. committed suicide over a period of ten years, claiming he had twenty victims. The youngest victim was two years old, the oldest ten.

·Netherlands
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Anger, but above all disappointment, is palpable among the parents of the victims of classroom assistant Wesley W. The 26-year-old Helmond resident was sentenced to eight years in prison and compulsory psychiatric treatment on Friday, while fifteen years and compulsory psychiatric treatment had been requested. His father, Steven, had hoped for a considerably longer prison sentence. "I would have preferred a life sentence, but I'm happy with the …

The parents of the children sexually abused by teaching assistant Wesley W. from Helmond reacted emotionally and with disappointment to the court's verdict. "Their parents are disappointed that the sentence, after a heavy one, has been limited to eight years in prison," said a spokesperson for Namens de Familie.

·Apeldoorn, Netherlands
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This slimy SocialWesley Waldt has been sentenced to eight years in prison and will then be given compulsory psychiatric treatment. We hope this compulsory treatment lasts a very long time, because Wesley Waldt is someone you don't want in society anymore. For a full ten years, he abused twenty children between the ages of 2 and 10 in Helmond, while making a good impression as a babysitter, soccer coach, and founder of the 'Smile per mile' founda…

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NOS broke the news in Netherlands on Friday, February 13, 2026.
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