Dutch Child Psychiatrist Piet Hein van T Caught Having Sex with Boy in Nepal

Child psychiatrist Piet Hein van T., a 66-year-old was caught having sex with a 15 year old boy in a guesthouse in Katmandu, Nepal on Thursday. He was arrested with five others in a large action against child sex tourism, AD reports.

 

The Himalayan Times, an English language newspaper in Nepal, reports that Van T. lured children with money and sweets. He maintained long-term relationships with minors. He was friends with the family of the boy he was caught with and gave them money for their children's education. According to Terre des Hommes, he abused the boy since he was 11 years old.

 

According to aid organization Terre des Hommes, Van T visited Nepal multiple times and was regularly seen in the company of young boys. He appeared on the aid organization's radar in January 2017 when he was spotted with a 13-year-old boy. 

 

On Friday the Dutch police searched Van T.'s home in Makkinga and seized data carriers. The police are investigating whether the man had more victims. 

 

Janene Pieters, "DUTCH CHILD PSYCHIATRIST CAUGHT HAVING SEX WITH BOY, 15, IN NEPAL," NL Times, 18 June 2018, https://nltimes.nl/2018/06/18/dutch-child-psychiatrist-caught-sex-boy-15-nepal