Life victims Utrecht serial rapist put upside down

The other lost all her trust in other people. The third is himself in the room and read her statement, but a few seats away from Gerard T., the man who is suspected to have her tied to a tree and to have raped.

The personal statements allow victims of the Utrecht serial rapist see how the lives of the women came to stand on its head. The man who would have caused all that stands up today. He does not look at the statements of the women.

Tennis court

The girl who was 16 when she was raped in 2001, made itself the word. "That I now feel good, it makes rape is just as bad," she said in her statement. She was tied to a tree and left alone. That was near a tennis court, where more people were playing. She tells about the sound of the balls that were beaten over and over again. "And the deafening silence after closing."

The second victim, who was raped in 1995, collapsed two years after it happened fully. An employee of Victim reads her statement. For months, she had the same nightmares. Eventually she decided to emigrate. Occasionally she was back, but not for long. Only last December, when T. was already behind bars, she was the first to have to be glad.

Through his lawyer T. says that he has had a traumatic childhood. He would be beaten and sexually abused. But experts say they see no signs of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). According to them puts T. PTSD 'instrumental' in when it suits him. Because he never participates in, can not be determined whether T. indeed a disorder.

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