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Venice Bar's Revoked License After Rape Was Justified

Summary by Omroep Brabant
Mayor Paul Depla rightly revoked the hospitality license of the gay café Venise Bar in Breda. The Council of State ruled this Wednesday. The café's owner, Edwin van der M., was sentenced to two years in prison in 2024 for raping a young man. His business was therefore closed. M. raped a boy in his house above the bar during Carnival 2019. A second young man was also allegedly sexually abused by M., but the victim could not defend himself because…
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Mayor Paul Depla rightly revoked the hospitality license of the gay café Venise Bar in Breda. The Council of State ruled this Wednesday. The café's owner, Edwin van der M., was sentenced to two years in prison in 2024 for raping a young man. His business was therefore closed. M. raped a boy in his house above the bar during Carnival 2019. A second young man was also allegedly sexually abused by M., but the victim could not defend himself because…

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Omroep Brabant broke the news in on Wednesday, February 25, 2026.
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