Conviction Spiritual healing, divination, and mediumship Energy healing and therapeutic bodywork The Hague, Netherlands · 2026

The Hague court convicts a spiritual healer of rape and sexual assault during healing sessions

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Convicted

Authority role

spiritual healer

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The cited record identifies healing-session pretext, treatment trust, and intoxication as the material spiritual doctrine, practice, authority, or pretext connected to the documented harm. The relevant authority role is spiritual healer.

Spiritual healing or treatment

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Proceedings

2026-04-02 · criminal judgment

District Court of The Hague. Convicted of rape and indecent assault; sentenced to 36 months, with 12 months suspended, and barred from spiritual-healing work for five years.

Documented coercion mechanisms

healing-session pretext
treatment trust
intoxication

Cited record

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court judgment District Court of The Hague, ECLI:NL:RBDHA:2026:7512 (Apr. 2, 2026).: The judgment finds that the defendant raped one woman and sexually assaulted another while presenting the encounters as spiritual-healing sessions. It records the evidentiary findings, sentence, compensation, and five-year occupational ban.
court judgment release Netherlands Judiciary, ‘Celstraf na verkrachting en ontucht van twee vrouwen als spiritueel healer’ (Apr. 2, 2026).: The judiciary’s case summary explains how the women approached the defendant for help, the court’s reliability findings, and the sentence imposed for the two offenses.

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Source and tier basis: https://uitspraken.rechtspraak.nl/details?id=ECLI%3ANL%3ARBDHA%3A2026%3A7512 Corpus classification: court; evidentiary role: judgment. SHA-256 36069482a44139f041698d456792c914c8209e59d2671f8f167b9d5d61d9596e
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Source and tier basis: https://www.rechtspraak.nl/organisatie-en-contact/organisatie/rechtbanken/rechtbank-den-haag/nieuws/2026/04/celstraf-na-verkrachting-en-ontucht-van-twee-vrouwen-als-spiritueel-healer Corpus classification: court; evidentiary role: judgment-release.
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