“Frankly offensive and indecent,” the judge called the behavior of a 34-year-old man from Klazienaveen. Last summer, the man in his thirties climbed into a house through an open window and lay in bed with an 84-year-old woman with his lower body exposed.
The man was sentenced to one year in prison, six months of which was conditional. He was also punished because during that period he confronted women in his hometown with his genitals.
The Klazienavener rang women’s doorbells or sat naked in their garden. The man usually wore a balaclava.
The case came to light because one of the victims made a video of the man. The man in his thirties was recognized by a housemate. He confessed to the offense, but could not clearly remember lying naked in bed with an elderly woman. During that period he was often under the influence of drugs and alcohol.
The sentence is lower than the required 20 months in prison, of which 10 months are conditional. The Public Prosecution Service believes that the 84-year-old woman was assaulted in her bed by the man. The judge finds this not proven, because the man did not touch the woman.
The man was found guilty of ‘coercion’: he forced himself naked on the woman. The 84-year-old woman woke up because she felt a hairy man’s leg. She screamed for the man to leave her home. Then he got dressed and left.