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Jeroen Rietbergen Definitely Not Prosecuted for The Voice Sexual Misconduct Scandal

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Jeroen Rietbergen will not be prosecuted in the sexual abuse case concerning the Voice of Holland, the Arnhem-Leeuwarden Court of Appeal has decided. Rietbergen had been accused of rape. Singer Nienke Wijnhoven previously initiated an Article 12 procedure to force a prosecution.

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Jeroen Rietbergen can get back to his old ways now that the judge has ruled he cannot be convicted of rape. But can the former musical director of The Voice of Holland return to work after all the uproar surrounding him?

·Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Jeroen Rietbergen will not be prosecuted for the rape of singer Nienke Wijnhoven. The Arnhem-Leeuwarden Court of Appeal announced this on Friday. The case was dismissed in May of last year due to a lack of evidence, but Wijnhoven appealed and initiated an Article 12 procedure.

·Amersfoort, Netherlands
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The Public Prosecution Service decided last year to drop the case due to lack of evidence, but a woman still tried to force prosecution.

·Netherlands
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Nienke Wijnhoven (27) knew it would be a difficult legal path, but she still chose to accuse Jeroen Rietbergen (54) of rape. The singer was a contestant on the eighth season of "The Voice of Holland," where Rietbergen worked as a bandleader. The court ruled that he would not have to appear in court. A bitter pill for Wijnhoven, who gave her initial reaction to RTL Boulevard.

Jeroen Rietbergen will definitely not be prosecuted in the sexual abuse case surrounding The Voice of Holland, in which he was accused of rape. The Arnhem-Leeuwarden Court of Appeal made this decision following an Article 12 procedure initiated by singer Nienke Wijnhoven to force prosecution. The Public Prosecution Service (OM) had already decided in May 2024 not to prosecute the former bandleader of The Voice due to a lack of evidence. Wijnhove…

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NOS broke the news in Netherlands on Friday, July 11, 2025.
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