Marc Dutroux Archive

VRTNWS

14 Aug 2026 • 15:42

From police reform to victim support: the legacy of the Dutroux case

The appalling crimes committed by Marc Dutroux in the 1990s led to huge public outrage. The case also resulted in fundamental reform of the judiciary and police system in Belgium and more focus on victims’ rights.

VRTNWS

14 Aug 2026 • 15:00

Court reporter looks back on Marc Dutroux case that shook Belgium 30 years ago

Legal affairs journalist Caroline Van den Berghe looks back on the Marc Dutroux case, 30 years after the horrific summer of 1996. As a journalist, she was there at the trial of the kidnapper, rapist and murderer. “The site visit to the cellar in M...

VRTNWS

24 Feb 2026 • 15:09

Prosecutor’s offices says that 4 envelopes containing images of child sex abuse were found in Dutroux’s cell

The Walloon Brabant Prosecutor’s Office has confirmed that an ongoing investigation into the convicted murderer and paedophile Marc Dutroux concerns the possession of images of the sexual abuse of children. During a search of Marc Dutroux’s cell a...

VRTNWS

24 Feb 2026 • 09:46

Images of the sexual abuse of minors found in the cell of the paedophile and murderer Marc Dutroux

Prison officers at Nivelles Prison (Walloon Brabant) found images of the sexual abuse of children in the cell of the convicted paedophile and murder Marc Dutroux. Although the images were found in 2024, news of the discovery has only emerged now i...

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From police reform to victim support: the legacy of the Dutroux case

Court reporter looks back on Marc Dutroux case that shook Belgium 30 years ago

Prosecutor’s offices says that 4 envelopes containing images of child sex abuse were found in Dutroux’s cell

Images of the sexual abuse of minors found in the cell of the paedophile and murderer Marc Dutroux

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