The terminally ill James B. was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison on Thursday for the abuse of a then twelve-year-old girl in a hotel in Rotterdam. The fifty-year-old American, according to the court in Rotterdam, “worked according to plan” when he lured her along.
Because the man is terminally ill, he has received a lower sentence than the court had done under other circumstances.
The Public Prosecution Service (OM) argued two weeks ago that it was important that the criminal case against the man should continue because he is suspected of a serious offense. The prosecutor pointed out that the victim and her relatives should be taken into account and demanded four years in prison.
The man came into contact with the girl last June. He first spoke to her via the chat function of an online horse game and then via Facebook. “The conversations between the suspect and the victim have shown that the suspect has, as it were, fed the victim by repeatedly questioning her loyalty, terrifying her and speaking ill of the religion and family of the victim, “said the court.
When she didn’t come home after school on June 27, an Amber Alert followed. At the end of the next day, she was found with the man in a hotel in the city center.
B. denies having abused the girl. However, DNA traces have been found that indicate fornication. In addition to the prison sentence, B. the victim must pay compensation.
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