OM demands 20 months for sexual abuse in Rotterdam police cell | Inland

The man, SY, vehemently denies. He worked a night shift in the cell block on the night of 11 to 12 August 2020. The suspected victim (22) had been taken into custody the day before on suspicion of committing a home robbery.

It turned out that the man was in the woman’s cell nine times on the night in question, sometimes for minutes. Against the rules, he did so without a colleague. The woman in question was said to have been unstable and in need of extra care. This was granted to the suspect, according to his own account.

In a briefing, the caretakers were warned about the flirtatiousness of the woman, who would be constantly naked or half-naked in her cell. Y. says he missed the briefing. He stated that he had been “very stupid” by entering the woman’s cell without a colleague. According to the man, there was no question of any sexual activity in the cell. He can no longer explain why he has been in that cell so many times, because his memory is failing him. “Completely unbelievable,” said the prosecutor about the amnesia.

’Bullshit’

Rape cannot be proven, according to the Public Prosecution Service. However, fornication with someone entrusted to the care of the suspect. In addition to the prison sentence, the officer also demanded a contact ban. The woman had expressly requested this. Y. reacted fiercely and emotionally to the victim statement proposed by her lawyer. That the woman was seriously hurt by the abuse is “bullshit” in his eyes. It is he who is burdened by her false accusations. Y. is considering filing a report against the woman, after his own criminal case. The police fired Y..

The woman has since been convicted in the case of the home invasion. The Public Prosecution Service pointed out that the court has reduced her sentence because it has taken into account what happened to her in the police cell.

Y.’s lawyer filtered the alleged victim’s statements, which were alleged to be made up of incongruities. Y. deserves acquittal, he argued.

The court will rule on March 22.

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