The three women who reported Thijs Römer in the online sex case say they are angry and disappointed that the actor has decided to appeal. So says their lawyer Maartje Schaap.
Römer reported on Tuesday that he will appeal against his three-month prison sentence, two of which are suspended. He ‘recognizes himself too little in the verdict’. The court found it proven that the actor is guilty of criminally transgressive sexual behavior. He seduced the girls online into committing sexual acts on themselves and sending nude photos.
One of the abused girls is a 23-year-old woman from Rijsbergen. She was sixteen when she first came into contact with her idol. Like a few other fans of his, she was in WhatsApp groups with the actor. That way she got, among other things, a dick pic sent by the actor. He also told her how to satisfy herself and asked to send her videos to ‘come off with’.
It all happened between November 2015 and November 2017. The other girls were 14 and 15 years old at the time.
Angry
According to lawyer Schaap, the three women cannot close the case due to the appeal. “Now they have to wait a while. One of them said: ‘I just don’t understand how he doesn’t realize he’s wrong. Why isn’t he working on himself? Now the story will start playing again’.” According to the counsel, her clients are ‘angry that Römer does not accept his sentence’.
Not only Römer, but also the Public Prosecution Service is appealing. The Public Prosecution Service wants the court to rule on a fact for which Römer was acquitted, namely the unexpected sending of a nude photo.
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