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Dutch man arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing at least 33 children

2010-12-13 07:28:44 GMT+7 (ICT)

AMSTERDAM (BNO NEWS) -- In one of the most shocking cases of child sex abuse to ever hit the Netherlands, a 27-year-old man was arrested by Dutch police on suspicion of sexually abusing dozens of young children while working at nurseries and providing nanny services through the internet.

The first details of the case were released during a late-night news conference on Sunday where authorities said the main suspect, Roberts Mikelsons, was arrested on Tuesday. Several hours before the news conference, the parents of children who may have been in contact with the man were informed by police.

Mikelsons had been employed at two nurseries in the past, from February 2007 until June 2009 and from October 2009 until January 2010. He then continued to provide babysitting services through the Internet under the business name of Manny Childcare Services.

Prosecutors said that Mikelsons was arrested after the broadcast of a Dutch crime stopper television program on Tuesday where a photograph was shown of an unknown two-year-old boy. The child was recognized during the broadcast and his identity was quickly confirmed, leading to the arrest of Mikelsons on the same evening.

The reason a picture of the boy was shown on television was due to an investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice into child pornography. American research into this material revealed a number of photographs and videos which were likely to have been made in Netherlands. The U.S. authorities then contacted the Justice Department in the Netherlands who immediately began an investigation.

Authorities said that Mikelsons has already admitted to abusing at least 33 children, although prosecutors believe there could be as many as 50 victims. "What exactly took place is being further investigated," prosecutors said, adding that all victims are believed to be between the ages of 0 and 4 years.

In addition to the arrest of Mikelsons, his 37-year-old husband was also arrested on accusations of possessing child pornography. He, however, is currently not believed to have been involved in the actual abuse of children.

Further, a third man who worked at one of the nursery schools where Mikelsons has worked was also arrested. He was arrested for indecent acts over the internet.

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