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Am l allowed to go to the toilet?

- Of course.

Don't touch me, whippersnapper.

lris, that's Doctor De Schrijver. He has

a lot of experience in cases like yours.

Did you ever have to participate

in the things your parents did?

Could somebody actually tell me

what they've done?

We can move you from there, if you want.

- But l don't want.

l want to know what they've done.

lris, it's not uncommon for people

to suppress unpleasant memories.

But you can speak freely here.

- l've had enough, you ginger dimwit.

Tell me what they've done. Please.

What's that?

Show me. What's on there?

Ready?

Did...

Did you... my dad...

do that to my mum?

Yes or no?

Yes.

l'm disappointed in you.

l want to testify on your behalf,

so do several colleagues.

l've informed the magistrate,

but he refuses to call us.

l can't stop them, Koen.

They've gone over my head.

They're in the Court of Appeal. We're

going to have to do it differently.

Nothing official.

Use the network, call some friends.

No, l don't want to cheat.

- Let me talk to my contacts.

No! l've believed in justice for

You must.

- l don't want to.

These judges are the best in

the country. They'll dismiss the case.

Koen!

What does going to trial depend on?

- A meeting at the Court of Appeal.

They need twelve signatures.

- Twelve?

They'll never get them. Never.

l'll open the door.

Guido. Well?

Koenraad Allegaerts,

judge by profession?

Are you having me on, Guido?

- Could you sign here, please?

Hi.

l'm just doing my job, Koen.

- lt's Koenraad.

We're all just doing our job, Guido.

- Goodbye.

lt's a summons for a trial.

There you are.

The Court of Appeal. Twelve signatures.

They're all magistrates, all colleagues.

Leo Leemans, Karel Rombouts...

l believe in justice.

l have to believe in justice.

l can't believe l'm sitting here,

in my own courtroom.

The court.

FlRST SESSlON

JUNE 1997

Please be seated.

Mr Allegaerts, would you rise, please?

Would you prefer the proceedings to be

closed, given the nature of the case?

No, we have nothing to hide.

The prosecution requests they be closed.

- Do you?

That is very unusual.

- l'm sorry, Your Honour,

but we need the public as witnesses,

especially in this case.

Don't you trust us?

The prosecutor's request is granted.

Thank you.

- The judgement will remain public.

Allegaerts acted as his own wife's pimp

and lent her to other men

to undergo excruciating pain.

Excuse me, Your Honour, but this was

at the so-called victim's request.

The defence calls Magda De Herdt.

- Articles 392 and 398 ask the question:

did assault and battery occur,

yes or no? Provocation is irrelevant.

Then you can also prosecute

every boxer or plastic surgeon.

The court will be the judge of that,

Mr Spaan.

We will hear the victim.

You are Magda De Herdt?

The person in the videos and photos?

- Yes.

ls it true that you asked for this?

- Yes.

Were you drugged when you were...

treated like this?

No, of course not.

What do you mean?

- There would have been no point then.

No further questions. The prosecution

may question the witness.

Mrs De Herdt, will you get treatment?

- For my drinking problem?

No, for your tendencies.

- No.

l'm a healthy woman. l know

perfectly well what l do and want.

You know perfectly well what

you do and want. No further questions.

Taking somebody somewhere for

illicit sexual acts is against the law.

Judge Allegaerts, did you drive

Magda De Herdt to that club?

Yes, prosecutor.

- Of course he drove her there.

Mrs De Herdt doesn't have a licence.

- l drive, she cooks.

That's our arrangement.

- How was your wife paid?

That hadn't been arranged.

She got half of what that man paid.

Who accepted the money from

Marcel Luyten, a suspected rapist?

l object.

That has nothing to do with this.

Sustained.

- Thank you.

Who took the money?

- l took the money, but...

Thank you. No further questions.

Why did you take it, Judge Allegaerts?

- Because Magda was getting dressed.

Not that it matters.

We don't have separate accounts.

There. Thank you.

- To prove the assault and battery,

l would like to present these exhibits.

Chalet tapes one to five.

On Chalet tape number one

we see the following images.

Clerk.

Consider exhibit 137.

Her legs are being spread.

Judge Allegaerts applies

two nipple clamps to her vagina.

Consider exhibit 1 46. Judge Allegaerts

ties rope round her breasts.

THE VERDlC SEPTEMBER 1997

The court has reached a verdict.

All rise for Their Worships.

Be seated.

Who invited the press?

- l didn't. Neither did you.

Yes, so who did?

ls one free to do with one's body as one

wishes? Courts protect human dignity.

Exhibit 1 15. Koenraad Allegaerts

sews his wife's vagina together.

Exhibit 186. Koenraad Allegaerts

sticks needles in her body,

in her buttocks, vagina and breasts.

Eventually, Koenraad Allegaerts moves on

to the most symbolic

and extreme form of torture.

Magda De Herdt's wailing is terrible.

The video images show

the smoke of burning flesh.

Mr Allegaerts, would you rise, please?

The court declares Koenraad Allegaerts

guilty of assault and battery

and guilty of inciting prostitution.

This session is adjourned.

l'm sorry, Koen.

S&M JUDGE:
HEAVY FlNE AND

LOSS OF ClVlL RlGHTS

S&M JUDGE:

ONE-YEAR SUSPENDED SENTENCE

SUPREME COURT DlSMlSSES JUDGE

S&M judge loses pension.

ln today's papers.

Well, Mr Spaan, if he resigns,

he'll keep his pension, won't he?

He tendered his resignation three

times and it was rejected three times

by the Minister of Justice, so he will

be dismissed and lose his pension.

Has the minister been asked about this

in the Senate?

Yes. This is an exceptional case.

Many specialists agree with me on this.

This is kicking a man when he's down.

Koen has lost everything.

SOLD:

Where are you going?

- l'm leaving.

What do you mean?

Honey, we'll find a flat.

l'll find a job too.

l'll open up a bar if l have to.

l don't want to live with you any more.

l don't know you any more.

lris, we need you now.

- You should've thought of that before.

Before your sex life was in the papers.

- That's not our fault.

lt is. You're my parents

and parents don't have sex.

lris, be reasonable.

You can't do this. l need you.

l don't need you. Not any more.

- l've taken care of you for 18 years.

l got up for you every morning

and this is the thanks l get?

Leave me alone.

Come on, Elke.

lris.

- l'm moving out and changing my name.

Please stay.

- Do you know how people see me?

As the daughter of vile sadomasochists!

- Stop that!

Can we call you?

- There's no phone.

Then give us an address.

- There isn't one!

Are you serious?

Yes, Dad. l'm sorry.

lris...

Judge Allegaerts?

- Ex-judge.

l'd like to invite you and your wife

on my show, as the main guests.

Not now.

- We want to hear your side of things.

The public is behind you.

l can help you.

- l said no.

We should have got a divorce.

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