Conviction New Age and human-potential movements The Hague, Netherlands · 2026

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

Record class

Core record

Evidence status

Convicted

Authority role

spiritual healer

Organization

No organization assigned

Spiritual nexus

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

Evidence structure

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

Primary record

Sources

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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