Court upholds fine for former mayor Schuiling
Arnhem-Leeuwarden Court of Appeal confirms €250 fine for indecent exposure.
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Former mayor of Groningen Koen Schuiling must pay €250 for indecent exposure. On Wednesday, the Arnhem-Leeuwarden Court of Appeal upheld the earlier ruling by the district court.
The court found it proven that Schuiling was guilty of indecent exposure in his car in March 2024. The fine is the same as the sentence he received at first instance last year and as the penalty sought by the Public Prosecution Service.
Schuiling denied during the proceedings the act of which he was accused and therefore appealed. The court rejected that account and found a lorry driver's statement reliable. According to the court, the witness had a clear view of the car and consistently gave detailed statements.
The court also found corroborating evidence in an audio recording of the conversation after the incident. It also took into account that Schuiling himself stated that he had been sitting in the car and that the interior light had been on. The court found his statements about the reason for the incident not always consistent.
The case received extra public attention because Schuiling was mayor of Groningen from 2019 to 2024. He stepped down as mayor prematurely. According to NOS, the ministry had previously denied that he had left under duress.
Wednesday's ruling concerns the criminal case and not an administrative sanction. Public reporting mentions no punishment other than the fine. This concludes the appeal proceedings, unless a further legal remedy is filed.
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The ruling and the amount of the fine have been confirmed by NOS and a second public news source. The text follows the editorial code by not repeating explicit sexual details.
- confirmed The Court of Appeal confirmed a €250 fine for Koen Schuiling. — NOS reports the ruling and the amount. source
- confirmed The fine is the same as the earlier sentence and the penalty sought by the Public Prosecution Service. — This is stated in NOS's reporting. source
- confirmed The court found a lorry driver's statement reliable and saw corroborating evidence in an audio recording. — NOS describes the court's reasoning. source
- confirmed Schuiling was mayor of Groningen from 2019 to 2024. — NOS mentions this period in office. source
Editor's note
The text uses the legal term indecent exposure and omits explicit descriptions. The ruling, fine and reasoning have been confirmed by NOS and a second public source.Sources
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