# Man accused of abusing 245 minors online admits abuse

> A 40-year-old man from Herten in Limburg told the Rotterdam district court on Wednesday that he abused a very large number of minors, but denied threatening victims with images of the abuse.

Society · published 2026-11-11 14:47 · https://nlnow.nl/a/man-accused-of-abusing-245-minors-online-admits-abuse/

A 40-year-old man from Herten in Limburg, suspected of abusing 245 minors online, appeared before the district court in Rotterdam on Wednesday and made a statement. He admitted that he abused a very large number of minors.

He denied one part of the case. Images of the abuse were found on his computer, but he told the court he did not threaten any victims with them.

The suspect also gave the court an account of his state of mind. He said that while playing a computer game he did not sufficiently realise he was dealing with real people.

"For me they were two different worlds: a digital fantasy world and a real world," he told the court in Rotterdam.

So the man's position at the hearing has two parts. He accepts that he abused a very large number of the 245 minors he is suspected of abusing online. He rejects the claim that he used the images found on his computer to threaten victims.

> For me they were two different worlds: a digital fantasy world and a real world.
> — The suspect, in court in Rotterdam

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