Amsterdam sex crimes case

Amsterdam Sexual Abuse Case
CourtGerechtshof Amsterdam
Decided24 June 2012 (2012-06-24)
CitationECLI:NL:GHAMS:2013:BZ8885 (Appeal)
Case history
Appealed fromRechtbank Amsterdam ECLI:NL:RBAMS:2012:BW6148
Appealed toHoge Raad (cassation)
Subsequent actions
Court membership
Judges sittingW.M.C. Tilleman, A.M. van Woensel and. N. van der Wijngaart

The Amsterdam sex crimes case (Dutch: Amsterdamse zedenzaak) is a court case involving Robert Mikelson's abuse of babies in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The defendant Mikelson,[1] dubbed "the Monster of Riga" by the Dutch press,[2][3] had worked at several daycare centres in Amsterdam and was accused of abusing 87 children[4] as well as possession, production and distribution of child pornography. Mikelson was found guilty and sentenced to 18 years and 11 months in prison, followed by involuntary commitment.[5]

  1. ^ Marlou Visser (14 March 2012). "Geen nieuwe rechters in Amsterdamse zedenzaak" [No new judges in Amsterdam Sex Crime Case]. Elsevier (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 April 2012.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Toby Sterling (21 May 2012). "Robert Mikelson Pedophilia Conviction: 'Monster of Riga' Sentenced to 18 Years". HuffPost. Associated Press. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  3. ^ Luke Browne (21 May 2012). "'Monster of Riga' Dutch pedophile sentenced to 18 years in jail". GlobalPost. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  4. ^ "Advocaten vinden bewijs Robert Mikelson". Nieuws.nl (in Dutch). 16 April 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2012.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference RechtspraakCassatie was invoked but never defined (see the help page).