Tuesday, 7 July 2026 - 17:50 Share this article: A Rotterdam District Court convicted former Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht Mayor Herman J. for distributing, offering, acquiring, and possessing content portraying child sexual abuse. He was acquitted on charges of sexually abusing a male victim for over a decade, including a period of time when J. served as mayor of the Zuid-Holland town. The judges presiding over the case in Dordrecht sentenced J. to one year in prison, including four months suspended.J., 77, held his office from 1996 to 2011. Police arrested him on Feb. 17, with investigators saying they found 1,036 images containing child sexual abuse material on devices seized from J. The material was comprised of 632 photos and 404 videos showing sexual acts involving minors, including some very