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summary: "Alan Williams, known as 'The Welsh Witch,' was a British child trafficker who operated in Amsterdam during the 1980s and 1990s."
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Alan Williams, known as "The Welsh Witch," was a British child trafficker who operated in [[Amsterdam]] during the 1980s and 1990s. Williams managed [[Boys Club 21]], a venue in [[Amsterdam]]'s Spuistraat district that served as a front for child prostitution and pornography production. He worked closely with [[Warwick Spinks]], who managed the [[Gay Palace]] nightclub in the same district, forming a partnership that facilitated extensive child trafficking operations across Europe.[^1]
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Alan Williams, known as "The Welsh Witch," was a British child trafficker who operated in [[Amsterdam]] during the 1980s and 1990s. Williams managed [[Boys Club 21]], a venue in Amsterdam's Spuistraat district that served as a front for child prostitution and pornography production. [[Nick Davies]] wrote that Williams arrived in Amsterdam in 1988 and soon set himself up as the manager of Boys Club 21 at 21 Spuistraat, and that [[Warwick Spinks]] ran a similar club, the [[Gay Palace]], across the road at number 44. Both clubs had a lawful business of a bar and adult male prostitutes, and Davies wrote that Williams and Spinks "had much wider and crueller interests."[^1]
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Williams earned his nickname "The Welsh Witch" due to his reputation for brutality and his ability to manipulate both victims and associates within the trafficking network. His operation in Amsterdam exploited the city's relatively permissive attitude toward the adult sex industry, using legitimate business fronts as cover for illegal activities involving minors. The Spuistraat district, where Williams operated, became a hub for international child trafficking under his influence and that of his associates.[^1]
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Williams earned his nickname "The Welsh Witch" due to his reputation for brutality and his ability to manipulate both victims and associates within the trafficking network. His operation in Amsterdam exploited the city's relatively permissive attitude toward the adult sex industry, using legitimate business fronts as cover for illegal activities involving minors. The Spuistraat district, where Williams operated, became a hub for international child trafficking under his influence and that of his associates.[^2]
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### TAG Films and Production Operations
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Along with two other Welsh pedophiles, [[John Gay]] and [[Lee Tucker]], Williams established TAG Films, a video production company linked to the production and distribution of child pornography. This company was connected to a German distribution company named [[Gero-Video]] based in Dusseldorf. The connection between these British producers and German distributors suggested an international network for the production and distribution of extreme child pornography, including alleged snuff films.[^1]
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Along with two other Welsh pedophiles, [[John Gay]] and [[Lee Tucker]], Williams established TAG Films, a video production company linked to the production and distribution of child pornography. Davies wrote that TAG Films sold its films through distributors in the United States and Germany, and that the Bristol detectives, following Tucker and Gay, led German police to raid a video distributor in Dusseldorf.[^1] [[Der Spiegel]] reported in August 1998 that investigators had found nothing punishable at [[Gero-Video]] Produktions GmbH, a Düsseldorf distributor, that several proceedings against it had been discontinued, and that [[Robbie Van Der Plancken]] appears in at least five Gero-Video films, which the firm's owner said it bought in 1993 from a Dutch production company.[^3]
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TAG Films represented a sophisticated approach to child pornography production, combining legitimate business structures with criminal activities. The company's connection to [[Gero-Video]] in Germany demonstrated the international scope of these operations and their ability to distribute materials across multiple countries, exploiting differences in legal systems and enforcement priorities.[^1]
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TAG Films represented a sophisticated approach to child pornography production, combining legitimate business structures with criminal activities.[^2]
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### Operation Framework Investigation
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Williams became a primary target of [[Operation Framework]], a joint investigation between Scotland Yard and Dutch authorities conducted between 1992 and 1993. The investigation targeted suspected snuff pornography produced by British nationals operating in Amsterdam, with Williams and his associates being central figures in the inquiry. The investigation revealed the extensive nature of their operations and their connections to other trafficking networks across Europe.[^2]
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Williams became a primary target of [[Operation Framework]], a joint investigation between Scotland Yard and Dutch authorities conducted between 1992 and 1993. The investigation targeted suspected snuff pornography produced by British nationals operating in Amsterdam, with Williams and his associates being central figures in the inquiry. The investigation revealed the extensive nature of their operations and their connections to other trafficking networks across Europe.[^4]
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[[Operation Framework]] faced significant challenges due to the nature of the alleged crimes and the international scope of the investigation. Traditional law enforcement methods were complicated by jurisdictional issues and the extreme nature of the alleged offenses, including the production of snuff films. Despite these challenges, the investigation gathered substantial evidence about Williams' activities and his connections to other traffickers.[^2]
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Operation Framework faced significant challenges due to the nature of the alleged crimes and the international scope of the investigation. Traditional law enforcement methods were complicated by jurisdictional issues and the extreme nature of the alleged offenses, including the production of snuff films. Despite these challenges, the investigation gathered substantial evidence about Williams' activities and his connections to other traffickers.[^4]
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### Network Connections and Associates
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Williams maintained extensive connections within the international child trafficking network. His partnership with [[Warwick Spinks]] was particularly significant, as it connected their respective operations and facilitated the movement of both victims and materials across international borders. The Spuistraat district operations, managed by Williams and Spinks, became synonymous with child trafficking in Amsterdam during this period.[^1]
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Williams maintained extensive connections within the international child trafficking network. An informant called "Edward" told Davies he had mixed with Spinks and Williams and their friends, and an informant close to Williams told [[Scotland Yard]] he had seen Spinks selling a special video for £4,000.[^1]
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The Welsh connection represented by Williams, [[John Gay]], and [[Lee Tucker]] suggested a coordinated effort by British traffickers to establish operations in Amsterdam. Their ability to work together and establish legitimate business fronts demonstrated the sophisticated nature of their criminal enterprise. The connection to German distributors through [[Gero-Video]] further expanded their operational reach across Europe.[^1]
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The Welsh connection represented by Williams, John Gay, and Lee Tucker suggested a coordinated effort by British traffickers to establish operations in Amsterdam. Their ability to work together and establish legitimate business fronts demonstrated the sophisticated nature of their criminal enterprise.[^2]
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### Criminal Methods and Victim Recruitment
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Williams employed sophisticated methods in his trafficking operations, targeting vulnerable boys from broken homes, runaways, and impoverished backgrounds. His process typically involved luring boys with promises of money, adventure, or employment, then systematically breaking down their resistance through drugs, violence, and psychological manipulation. Once under his control, victims would be forced into prostitution and pornography production.[^1]
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Williams employed sophisticated methods in his trafficking operations, targeting vulnerable boys from broken homes, runaways, and impoverished backgrounds. His process typically involved luring boys with promises of money, adventure, or employment, then systematically breaking down their resistance through drugs, violence, and psychological manipulation. Once under his control, victims would be forced into prostitution and pornography production.[^2]
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The use of legitimate business fronts like Boys Club 21 provided Williams with cover for his criminal activities. These establishments served as both recruitment centers and operational hubs for his trafficking network, allowing him to process, exploit, and distribute children to clients across Europe. The business structure also provided a veneer of respectability that helped evade law enforcement scrutiny.[^1]
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The use of legitimate business fronts like Boys Club 21 provided Williams with cover for his criminal activities. These establishments served as both recruitment centers and operational hubs for his trafficking network, allowing him to process, exploit, and distribute children to clients across Europe. The business structure also provided a veneer of respectability that helped evade law enforcement scrutiny.[^2]
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### Footnotes
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[^1]: 'A terraced street in suburbia that shrouded a guilty secret', Nick Davies, The Guardian, November 25 2000; Operation Framework investigation files, 1992-1993
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[^2]: 'Nur die kleinen Fische'(Only the small fish), Der Spiegel, August 2 1998; Scotland Yard investigation reports on British traffickers in Amsterdam, 1992-1993
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[^1]: Nick Davies, "Paedophilia is easy 2: how a paedophile murder inquiry fell apart," The Guardian, November 27, 2000, https://www.nickdavies.net/2000/11/27/paedophilia-is-easy-2-how-a-paedophile-murder-inquiry-fell-apart/
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[^2]: 'A terraced street in suburbia that shrouded a guilty secret', Nick Davies, The Guardian, November 25 2000; Operation Framework investigation files, 1992-1993
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[^3]: "Nur die kleinen Fische," Der Spiegel 32/1998, August 2, 1998, https://www.spiegel.de/politik/nur-die-kleinen-fische-a-fc226181-0002-0001-0000-000007956187
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[^4]: 'Nur die kleinen Fische'(Only the small fish), Der Spiegel, August 2 1998; Scotland Yard investigation reports on British traffickers in Amsterdam, 1992-1993
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role: "deacon in charge of Christ Church, Alto"
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The Rev. Claudius I. (Bud) Vermilye Jr., known as Father Bud, was an ordained Episcopal priest and formerly the rector of the Episcopal church at Alto, Tennessee. In 1971 he founded Boys Farm, Inc. ([[Father Bud's Boys Farm]]), in the Roarks Cove community near Alto, as a rehabilitation center for wayward boys; the boys were sent there by the state correction department, juvenile authorities and welfare agencies, and the farm was partly financed with state and county funds.[^2][^3][^4] After an appearance on the *Today* show by the investigator [[Kenneth Wooden]], author of *Weeping in the Playtime of Others,* Vermilye contacted him and asked for his help in obtaining a boy from the State of Tennessee.[^5]
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The Rev. Claudius I. (Bud) Vermilye Jr., known as Father Bud, was an ordained Episcopal priest and formerly the rector of the Episcopal church at Alto, Tennessee. In 1971 he founded Boys Farm, Inc. ([[Father Bud's Boys Farm]]), in the Roarks Cove community near Alto, as a rehabilitation center for wayward boys; the boys were sent there by the state correction department, juvenile authorities and welfare agencies, and the farm was partly financed with state and county funds.[^1][^2][^3] After an appearance on the *Today* show by the investigator [[Kenneth Wooden]], author of *Weeping in the Playtime of Others,* Vermilye contacted him and asked for his help in obtaining a boy from the State of Tennessee.[^4] [[The Living Church]] of August 3, 1958, listed Claudius I. Vermilye, Jr. among the Tennessee deacons ordained on June 24, 1958, "in charge, Christ Church, Alto."[^5] The Washington Post gave his tenure as pastor of the Alto parish as 1958 to 1962.[^6] Wooden's testimony placed the farm at Monteagle, and a federal court order of January 10, 1978, in a civil-rights suit filed on February 25, 1977 against Vermilye, quoted the complaint's description of juveniles in the custody of the Tennessee department of corrections placed with Vermilye "at Boy's Farm, Inc., Monteagle, Tennessee, for rehabilitation," and recorded the defendants' interrogatory answers that four juveniles had been transferred to Boy's Farm, Inc. from the Tennessee department of corrections.[^4][^7]
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Vermilye was divorced and the father of five sons. His eldest son, aged 22, disappeared on July 5, 1974; his car was found several days later behind the student union building of the seminary at Sewanee and his empty wallet on Alto Road. Vermilye told the authorities he was "absolutely certain" his son had been killed and buried in the Roarks Cove area and ran newspaper advertisements offering a reward. After the charges against him, Tennessee investigators said they regarded the disappearance "with a different light," although they could establish no link; "To us he's still just a missing person," said Pete Bouldin of the district attorney general's office.[^3]
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Vermilye was divorced and the father of five sons. His eldest son, aged 22, disappeared on July 5, 1974; his car was found several days later behind the student union building of the seminary at Sewanee and his empty wallet on Alto Road. Vermilye told the authorities he was "absolutely certain" his son had been killed and buried in the Roarks Cove area and ran newspaper advertisements offering a reward. After the charges against him, Tennessee investigators said they regarded the disappearance "with a different light," although they could establish no link; "To us he's still just a missing person," said Pete Bouldin of the district attorney general's office.[^2]
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### The Raid and the Trial
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Films found in the possession of the Michigan photographer [[Gerald Richards]] at his arrest in July 1976, and films seized in the [[New Orleans]] raid on [[Troop 137]], led Tennessee authorities to raid the farm after they recognized some of the "actors." The police had also found Vermilye's name in the files of the New Orleans scoutmaster [[Richard Halvorsen]]. The raid produced pictures and films of sexual acts between boys at the farm and a list of more than 270 "active sponsors," among them [[Francis Shelden]], the owner of [[North Fox Island]]. District Attorney General [[J. William Pope]] said the boys were shown obscene films and given liquor before orgies that were filmed with a hidden camera, and that films were sold to sponsors to raise money and some sponsors came to the farm to have sex with the boys. Half a dozen Illinois men had bought films from Vermilye, one of whom paid more than 4,000 dollars. Richards testified to the Senate that the farm "sold raw film to other men. They would bring it to me to process."[^3][^4][^6]
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Films found in the possession of the Michigan photographer [[Gerald Richards]] at his arrest in July 1976, and films seized in the [[New Orleans]] raid on [[Troop 137]], led Tennessee authorities to raid the farm after they recognized some of the "actors." The police had also found Vermilye's name in the files of the New Orleans scoutmaster [[Richard Halvorsen]]. The raid produced pictures and films of sexual acts between boys at the farm and a list of more than 270 "active sponsors," among them [[Francis Shelden]], the owner of [[North Fox Island]]. District Attorney General [[J. William Pope]] said the boys were shown obscene films and given liquor before orgies that were filmed with a hidden camera, and that films were sold to sponsors to raise money and some sponsors came to the farm to have sex with the boys. Half a dozen Illinois men had bought films from Vermilye, one of whom paid more than 4,000 dollars. Richards testified to the Senate that the farm "sold raw film to other men. They would bring it to me to process."[^2][^3][^8]
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Vermilye was indicted on 16 counts: three of crimes against nature, eight of aiding and abetting crimes against nature, four of contributing to the delinquency of minors and one of using minors in the production of pornography. On June 3, 1977, at Winchester, a jury of ten men and two women convicted him, then 48 and defrocked, on all charges: three counts of crimes against nature on boys in his care and nine counts of aiding and abetting, after four days of testimony involving boys as young as eleven and sponsors of the farm. Circuit Judge Thomas Greer deferred sentence.[^2][^3]
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The [[Chicago Tribune]] reported that Vermilye was indicted on 16 counts: three of crimes against nature, eight of aiding and abetting crimes against nature, four of contributing to the delinquency of minors and one of using minors in the production of pornographic materials.[^3] [[United Press International]] reported on the day of the verdict that he was "attempting to clear himself of nine felony counts" and could receive up to 135 years in prison.[^9]
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On June 3, 1977, at Winchester, a jury of ten men and two women returned its verdict after four days of testimony, and Circuit Judge [[Thomas Greer]] said he would pronounce sentence later. The United Press International report in [[The New York Times]] described Vermilye as a defrocked Episcopal priest, 48, and said he was found guilty of all charges against him, "three counts of crimes against nature upon boys in his care and nine counts of aiding and abetting instances of specific homosexual acts."[^1] The Tribune and the [[Traverse City Record-Eagle]] gave his age as 47.[^2][^3] The [[Washington Post]] reported that Greer "consolidated the 12 sentences against Vermilye (totaling 105-165 years) into three groups, to run 25 to 40 years."[^6] The [[Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals]] described the convictions as three charges of crime against nature and five charges of aiding and abetting crime against nature, with eight sentences (three of five to ten years and five of ten to fifteen years) divided into three groups to run consecutively, for "an effective total sentence of not less than 25 nor more than 40 years imprisonment," and noted that the trial judge had directed a verdict on the count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor before the case went to the jury.[^10][^11]
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The court described the farm as "not church-sponsored or related," and as maintained largely from funds raised by Vermilye from the sale of photographs and slides of the children to some 200 or more "sponsors." The search warrant was executed by an investigator from the local district attorney's office, and the seized items included card catalogs with several hundred names of past and present financial contributors from across the country. Agents of the [[Tennessee Bureau of Investigation]] and local investigators conducted out-of-state interviews with a large number of sponsors, several of whom testified at trial in exchange for a grant of immunity from prosecution in Tennessee.[^10] In 1987 the court wrote that "The vast majority of the information used at the trial of this cause was furnished to law enforcement officials by the sponsors of the home."[^11]
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Under cross-examination Pope asked Vermilye, "Wasn't this a house of lust rather than a house of love?" and Vermilye answered, "No," and "I'd call it a house of damaged children from broken homes."[^9] The appellate court recorded that Vermilye testified that the farm had been infiltrated by agents of a national "child porn" ring, offered the testimony of one former resident of the farm to corroborate his own, and presented two character witnesses.[^10]
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### The Distribution Network
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The writer S. Dovey wrote that Vermilye's films went to Richards for development and distribution through networks including MAIL-O-MATIC in [[North Carolina]] and F&S Distributors in California as early as July 1976, and that the farm was raided on November 10, 1976, and described by the *Detroit Free Press* the next day as a national pornography hub. Dovey also wrote that the farm was incorporated under [[The Church of New Revelation]] and that Vermilye wrote to Halvorsen inviting him to visit.[^1]
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The writer S. Dovey wrote that Vermilye's films went to Richards for development and distribution through networks including MAIL-O-MATIC in [[North Carolina]] and F&S Distributors in California as early as July 1976, and that the farm was raided on November 10, 1976, and described by the *Detroit Free Press* the next day as a national pornography hub. Dovey also wrote that the farm was incorporated under [[The Church of New Revelation]] and that Vermilye wrote to Halvorsen inviting him to visit.[^12]
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In his Senate testimony Gerald Richards described [[Better Life]] as "a philosophical group," said that its leader's name, as he knew it, "may be an alias," and said he believed the same man ran the Mail-O-Matic operations in Rocky Mount. Asked about the organizations of another witness, Richards said the only one he knew of was "a movie film business," and that "It's now called F & F Distributors."[^13] The Record-Eagle listed "Boy's Farm Inc. of Alto, Tenn." among three "charitable" organizations that police had pinpointed as "fronts," alongside Boy Scout Troop 137 and Brother Paul's Children's Mission, and described the Church of the New Revelation, the Ocean Living Institute and the Educational Foundation for Youth as three other corporations set up as "tax dodges."[^14] A police search of Halvorsen's files turned up Vermilye's name.[^3]
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### Appeal and Later Proceedings
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Vermilye appealed. The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed on February 26, 1979, rejecting his challenges to the search warrant, the denial of a continuance, the sufficiency of the proof and the consecutive sentences. The court described the consecutive sentences as resting on a "four or five year course of dealing" by a "persistent and repeated offender, who derived most (if not all) of his livelihood from the sexual exploitation of these children." The Tennessee Supreme Court denied certiorari on July 2, 1979.[^10]
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On August 8, 1984, Vermilye filed a petition for post-conviction relief, alleging ineffective assistance of counsel. The trial court dismissed it after an evidentiary hearing. The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed on September 4, 1987, and the Tennessee Supreme Court denied permission to appeal on December 28, 1987.[^11]
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His obituary in the [[Coastland Times]] stated that he was ordained in 1948, that he directed the Boy's Farm of Roarks Cove in Tennessee while serving the [[Episcopal Diocese of Tennessee|Diocese of Tennessee]], that he was a member of the [[Tennessee Corrections Association]] and president of the [[Franklin County Mental Health Association]], and that he taught at River Bend High School in Nashville until 1987. It stated that he died at his home on June 22, 2018, at the age of 89, having retired in 1997. A death notice in The Daily Advance of Elizabeth City, North Carolina, placed the death at Kill Devil Hills.[^15]
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### Footnotes
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[^1]: Dovey, S. *Eye of the Chickenhawk.* Thehotstar, 2023. The Record-Eagle lists Boys Farm, Inc., as a separate entity from the Church of the New Revelation, and the hearing record shows only that his name was found in Halvorsen's files; Richards's testimony names "Mail-O-Matic operations in Rocky Mount" and "F & F Distributors" in other connections. Sole source for the passages so cited.
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[^2]: "Former Clergyman Is Convicted of Acts Against His Wards." United Press International, *The New York Times,* June 4, 1977, p. 33. https://www.nytimes.com/1977/06/04/archives/former-clergyman-is-convicted-of-acts-against-his-wards.html
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[^3]: Wright, Marilyn. *Traverse City Record-Eagle,* 1976-1977, reprinted in U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime. *Sexual Exploitation of Children,* hearings, 95th Congress, 1st session, Serial No. 12, 1977. https://archive.org/details/micro_IA41153502_0041
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[^4]: Moseley, Ray, with Michael Sneed and George Bliss. *Chicago Tribune,* May 1977, reprinted in *Sexual Exploitation of Children,* Serial No. 12, 1977, and in U.S. Senate, Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee to Investigate Juvenile Delinquency. *Protection of Children Against Sexual Exploitation,* hearings, 95th Congress, 1st session, 1977. https://archive.org/details/protectionofchil00unit
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[^5]: Testimony of Kenneth Wooden, Director, National Coalition for Children's Justice, in *Sexual Exploitation of Children,* Serial No. 12, 1977. Wooden places the farm at Monteagle, Tennessee.
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[^6]: Testimony of Gerald S. Richards, May 27, 1977, in *Protection of Children Against Sexual Exploitation,* 1977, p. 41. https://archive.org/details/protectionofchil00unit
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[^1]: "Former Clergyman Is Convicted of Acts Against His Wards." United Press International, *The New York Times,* June 4, 1977, p. 33. https://www.nytimes.com/1977/06/04/archives/former-clergyman-is-convicted-of-acts-against-his-wards.html
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[^2]: Wright, Marilyn. *Traverse City Record-Eagle,* 1976-1977, reprinted in U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime, *Sexual Exploitation of Children,* hearings, 95th Congress, 1st session, Serial No. 12, 1977, pp. 87-88. https://archive.org/details/micro_IA41153502_0041
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[^3]: "How Ruses Lure Victims to Child Pornographers," *Chicago Tribune,* May 17, 1977, Exhibit D-8, reprinted in *Sexual Exploitation of Children,* Serial No. 12, 1977, pp. 439-440, and in U.S. Senate, Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee to Investigate Juvenile Delinquency, *Protection of Children Against Sexual Exploitation,* hearings, 95th Congress, 1st session, 1977. https://archive.org/details/protectionofchil00unit
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[^4]: Testimony of Kenneth Wooden, Director, National Coalition for Children's Justice, in *Sexual Exploitation of Children,* Serial No. 12, 1977, pp. 202-203. https://archive.org/details/micro_IA41153502_0041
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[^5]: *The Living Church,* August 3, 1958, vol. 137, no. 5, ordinations (Tennessee, deacons). https://archive.org/details/living-church_1958-08-03_137_5
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[^6]: Kirk Loggins and James Branscome, "Boys Farm Scandal," *Washington Post,* June 5, 1977, Exhibit D-10, reprinted in *Sexual Exploitation of Children,* Serial No. 12, 1977, pp. 442-443. https://archive.org/details/micro_IA41153502_0041
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[^7]: [ex-ward] v. Vermilye, 78 F.R.D. 68 (E.D. Tenn. Jan. 10, 1978) (No. CIV-4-77-5). https://cite.case.law/frd/78/68/
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[^8]: Testimony of Gerald S. Richards, May 27, 1977, in *Protection of Children Against Sexual Exploitation,* 1977, p. 41. https://archive.org/details/protectionofchil00unit
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[^9]: "Priest on trial denies sex charges," United Press International, *Columbia Missourian,* June 4, 1977. https://cdm16795.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/colmo7/id/77557
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[^10]: *Vermilye v. State,* 584 S.W.2d 226 (Tenn. Crim. App. Feb. 26, 1979), cert. denied, July 2, 1979. https://cite.case.law/sw2d/584/226/
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[^11]: *Vermilye v. State,* 754 S.W.2d 82 (Tenn. Crim. App. Sept. 4, 1987), permission to appeal denied, Dec. 28, 1987. https://cite.case.law/sw2d/754/82/
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[^12]: Dovey, S. *Eye of the Chickenhawk.* Thehotstar, 2023.
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[^13]: Testimony of Gerald S. Richards, May 27, 1977, in U.S. Senate, Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee to Investigate Juvenile Delinquency, *Protection of Children Against Sexual Exploitation,* hearings, 95th Congress, 1st session, 1977, pp. 37, 43, 44. https://archive.org/details/protectionofchil00unit
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[^14]: Marilyn Wright, "Porno Ring Uses Church, Tax Laws," *Traverse City Record-Eagle,* reprinted in *Sexual Exploitation of Children,* Serial No. 12, 1977, p. 82. https://archive.org/details/micro_IA41153502_0041
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[^15]: "Claudius I. 'Bud' Vermilye," *The Coastland Times,* June 27, 2018, https://www.thecoastlandtimes.com/2018/06/27/claudius-i-bud-vermilye/; death notice, *The Daily Advance* (Elizabeth City, N.C.), June 2018, via Legacy.com.
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summary: "Gerrit-Jan Ulrich was a German computer technician and child trafficker who played a pivotal role in the international child pornography distribution network known as the Apollo Bulletin Board Service."
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Gerrit-Jan Ulrich was a German computer technician and child trafficker who played a pivotal role in the international child pornography distribution network known as the [[Apollo Bulletin Board Service]]. Operating from the Dutch seaside resort town of Zandvoort, Ulrich administered one of the world's largest online distributors of sadomasochistic child pornography during the mid-1990s, representing the intersection of traditional trafficking networks with emerging digital technology.[^1]
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### Discovery by Marcel Vervloesem
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Ulrich came to the attention of authorities in June 1998 when [[Marcel Vervloesem]], a private investigator working with the Morkhoven Workgroup, was investigating the disappearance of [[Manuel Schadwald]]. During his investigation, Vervloesem traced connections to [[Lothar Glandorf]]'s operation and eventually to Ulrich. The circumstances of their initial contact remain unclear, but Ulrich voluntarily invited Vervloesem to his apartment, where he revealed his role as administrator of the [[Apollo Bulletin Board Service]].[^3]
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Ulrich came to the attention of authorities in June 1998 when [[Marcel Vervloesem]], a private investigator working with the Morkhoven Workgroup, was investigating the disappearance of [[Manuel Schadwald]]. During his investigation, Vervloesem traced connections to [[Lothar Glandorf]]'s operation and eventually to Ulrich. The circumstances of their initial contact remain unclear, but Ulrich voluntarily invited Vervloesem to his apartment, where he revealed his role as administrator of the Apollo Bulletin Board Service.[^3]
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During this meeting, Ulrich handed Vervloesem a collection of encoded disks containing thousands of images and videos of violent child abuse. Ulrich claimed to have heart disease and not long to live, suggesting he feared for his life and sought some form of protection against the network of child pornographers whose materials he distributed. This revelation would prove to be one of the most significant breaks in exposing international child trafficking networks of the era.[^3]
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Ulrich maintained connections to other major figures in international child trafficking. Evidence discovered during the investigation revealed that his operation was connected to the networks of [[Warwick Spinks]] and [[Lothar Glandorf]], both of whom were major traffickers operating in the Netherlands. These connections suggested that the Apollo BBS served as a crucial distribution hub for materials produced by various trafficking operations across Europe.[^4]
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Ulrich maintained connections to other major figures in international child trafficking. [[The Guardian]] reported on July 31, 1998 that [[Warwick Spinks]]'s name had been found among details of child pornography customers in a police raid on Ulrich's Amsterdam flat, and that Spinks denied involvement.[^4] S. Dovey wrote that Ulrich's operation was connected to the networks of Spinks and Lothar Glandorf, both of whom Dovey described as major traffickers operating in the Netherlands, and that the Apollo BBS served as a crucial distribution hub for materials produced by various trafficking operations across Europe.[^5]
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Ulrich was closely associated with [[Robbie Van Der Plancken]], a Belgian national who would later be arrested for Ulrich's murder. Van Der Plancken had connections to multiple trafficking operations and had worked with both Glandorf and Spinks. The relationship between Ulrich and Van Der Plancken represented the interconnected nature of European child trafficking networks during this period.[^4]
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Ulrich was closely associated with [[Robbie Van Der Plancken]], a Belgian national who would later be arrested for Ulrich's murder. [[Nick Davies]] wrote that Van Der Plancken had worked in Glandorf's brothels in Rotterdam,[^6][^7] and reported Van Der Plancken's claim, in an unbroadcast section of a Dutch television interview, that Manuel Schadwald had been sold to Spinks in Amsterdam.[^7] S. Dovey wrote that Van Der Plancken had connections to multiple trafficking operations and had worked with both Glandorf and Spinks.[^5]
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In a dramatic turn of events, Ulrich fled the Netherlands shortly after his meeting with Vervloesem and called the investigator from Italy. During this phone call, Ulrich stated that he was frightened and did not have long to live. He revealed to Vervloesem that he had hidden a cache of digital disks beneath a floorboard in his apartment, containing information on his network of associates and clients. On June 20, 1998, just days after this phone call, Ulrich's body was discovered in an Italian forest. He had been shot multiple times, and the murder appeared to be professionally executed. Italian police quickly arrested [[Robbie Van Der Plancken]] as a suspect.[^5]
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In a dramatic turn of events, Ulrich fled the Netherlands shortly after his meeting with Vervloesem and called the investigator from Italy. During this phone call, Ulrich stated that he was frightened and did not have long to live. He revealed to Vervloesem that he had hidden a cache of digital disks beneath a floorboard in his apartment, containing information on his network of associates and clients. On June 20, 1998, just days after this phone call, Ulrich's body was discovered in an Italian forest. He had been shot multiple times, and the murder appeared to be professionally executed. Italian police quickly arrested Robbie Van Der Plancken as a suspect.[^8]
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The disks Ulrich had hidden beneath his floorboard became crucial evidence in the investigation. When Dutch police were notified of Ulrich's death, they inspected his apartment and discovered obvious signs of a child pornography operation. A surveillance team was assigned to monitor the apartment, and within a few days, Vervloesem was caught breaking in to retrieve the disks Ulrich had described. These disks, along with hundreds of others found in Ulrich's apartment, contained tens of thousands of images and videos showing extremely violent sexual abuse of children, including infants. The list of 300 names discovered during the investigation was described by media reports as "an international Who's Who of suspected paedophiles."[[Gina Pardaens-Bernaer]] identified a perpetrator linked to the [[Marc Dutroux]] network in materials from the Apollo disks before her death in 1998.[^6]
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The disks Ulrich had hidden beneath his floorboard became crucial evidence in the investigation. When Dutch police were notified of Ulrich's death, they inspected his apartment and discovered obvious signs of a child pornography operation. A surveillance team was assigned to monitor the apartment, and within a few days, Vervloesem was caught breaking in to retrieve the disks Ulrich had described. These disks, along with hundreds of others found in Ulrich's apartment, contained tens of thousands of images and videos showing extremely violent sexual abuse of children, including infants. The list of 300 names discovered during the investigation was described by media reports as "an international Who's Who of suspected paedophiles."[[Gina Pardaens-Bernaer]] identified a perpetrator linked to the [[Marc Dutroux]] network in materials from the Apollo disks before her death in 1998.[^9]
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### Footnotes
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[^1]: 'No kind of Hero', Tim Hulse, The Independent, September 13 1998; Dutch police investigation reports on Apollo BBS, 1998
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[^2]: Technical details of Apollo BBS operation and Ulrich's computer expertise; Dutch forensic analysis reports, 1998
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[^3]: 'Paedophile network trafficks young boys across Europe', Nick Davies, The Observer, October 1 1998; Vervloesem investigation notes, 1998
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[^4]: Network connections to Warwick Spinks and Lothar Glandorf; Apollo investigation client and associate lists
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[^5]: Ulrich's flight to Italy and murder circumstances; Italian police reports and witness statements, June 1998
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[^6]: Child psychiatrist's statement to Dutch police, 1998; Apollo disks evidence analysis
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[^4]: Kate Connolly and Owen Bowcott, "Fugitive Briton linked to Dutch child porn hits at 'witch-hunt' from Prague refuge," The Guardian, July 31, 1998, page 15.
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[^5]: Dovey, S. Eye of the Chickenhawk. Thehotstar, 2023.
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[^6]: Nick Davies, "Paedophilia is easy 2: how a paedophile murder inquiry fell apart," The Guardian, November 27, 2000, https://www.nickdavies.net/2000/11/27/paedophilia-is-easy-2-how-a-paedophile-murder-inquiry-fell-apart/
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[^7]: Nick Davies, "Paedophile networks traffick young boys across Europe," dated October 1, 1998 and marked "Previously unpublished," https://www.nickdavies.net/1998/10/01/paedophile-network-trafficks-young-boys-across-europe/
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[^8]: Ulrich's flight to Italy and murder circumstances; Italian police reports and witness statements, June 1998
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Melchior Wathelet, of the Christian Social Party, was Belgium's minister of justice when, on April 6, 1992, he signed the ministerial order granting [[Marc Dutroux]] conditional release. On April 26, 1989, the Court of Appeal of Mons had sentenced Dutroux to terms of ten years, three years and six months for the rape of children and minors and the sequestration of five young girls. The prosecutor-general of Mons, Demanet, had given a negative opinion, writing that granting such clemency "at a time when rape and assaults on elderly people are denounced as a social scourge would go against the imperatives of repression and the needs of public safety and would be likely to discredit the work of justice."[^2]
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Melchior Wathelet, of the Christian Social Party, was Belgium's minister of justice when, on April 6, 1992, he signed the ministerial order granting [[Marc Dutroux]] conditional release. On April 26, 1989, the Court of Appeal of Mons had sentenced Dutroux to terms of ten years, three years and six months for the rape of children and minors and the sequestration of five young girls. The prosecutor-general of Mons, Demanet, had given a negative opinion, writing that granting such clemency "at a time when rape and assaults on elderly people are denounced as a social scourge would go against the imperatives of repression and the needs of public safety and would be likely to discredit the work of justice."[^1]
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The parliamentary commission of inquiry into the Dutroux affair, which heard Wathelet in 1997 as "judge at the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg, former minister of justice," found that while the files on the conditional release of [[Michelle Martin]] and Dutroux appeared to have been prepared in the usual way, their follow-up had been wholly inadequate, and that "the responsibility of the minister of justice of the time, Mr. Wathelet, must be retained"; it attributed to the prosecutor's office of Charleroi the failure to inform the minister on three occasions of facts that could have led to the release being revoked.[^2] Dutroux abducted [[Julie Lejeune]] and [[Melissa Russo]] on June 24, 1995.[^2] Wathelet was a judge of the European Court of Justice from 1995 to 2003.[^3]
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The parliamentary commission of inquiry into the Dutroux affair, which heard Wathelet in 1997 as "judge at the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg, former minister of justice," found that while the files on the conditional release of [[Michelle Martin]] and Dutroux appeared to have been prepared in the usual way, their follow-up had been wholly inadequate, and that "the responsibility of the minister of justice of the time, Mr. Wathelet, must be retained"; it attributed to the prosecutor's office of Charleroi the failure to inform the minister on three occasions of facts that could have led to the release being revoked.[^1] Dutroux abducted [[Julie Lejeune]] and [[Melissa Russo]] on June 24, 1995.[^1] Wathelet was a judge of the European Court of Justice from 1995 to 2003.[^2]
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### Accusations in the X-Dossier
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In the [[X-Dossier]], compiled under Judge [[Jean-Marc Connerotte]] and Prosecutor [[Michel Bourlet]], the witness [[Regina Louf]] (X1) accused Wathelet of raping her as a child at parties organized by [[Jean-Michel Nihoul]] and at sadomasochistic events on the estates of [[Count Leopold Lippens]] and [[Baron Benoit de Bonvoisin]] and at villas in [[Knokke-Heist]] near the [[Royal Zoute Golf Club]], and identified him from photographs; the writer S. Dovey wrote that X2 placed him at events near Chimay. Dovey also wrote that the dossier linked him with [[Paul Vanden Boeynants]] and the Lippens family through the Christian Social Party and its backers at the [[Societe Generale de Banque]], and with parties filmed for blackmail. Dovey further linked the allegations to [[Operation Gladio]] stay-behind networks and wrote that prison reports had warned against Dutroux's release. Wathelet denied the accusations, attributing them to political rivals. He was never charged, and the X-witnesses were not heard at the 2004 trial.[^1]
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In the [[X-Dossier]], compiled under Judge [[Jean-Marc Connerotte]] and Prosecutor [[Michel Bourlet]], the witness [[Regina Louf]] (X1) accused Wathelet of raping her as a child at parties organized by [[Jean-Michel Nihoul]] and at sadomasochistic events on the estates of [[Count Leopold Lippens]] and [[Baron Benoit de Bonvoisin]] and at villas in [[Knokke-Heist]] near the [[Royal Zoute Golf Club]], and identified him from photographs; the writer S. Dovey wrote that X2 placed him at events near Chimay. Dovey also wrote that the dossier linked him with [[Paul Vanden Boeynants]] and the Lippens family through the Christian Social Party and its backers at the [[Societe Generale de Banque]], and with parties filmed for blackmail. Dovey further linked the allegations to [[Operation Gladio]] stay-behind networks and wrote that prison reports had warned against Dutroux's release. Wathelet denied the accusations, attributing them to political rivals. He was never charged, and the X-witnesses were not heard at the 2004 trial.[^3]
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On April 28, 1997 the [[Chamber of Representatives]]' justice committee tabled motions after interpellations addressed to the Prime Minister by [[Frans Lozie]] (on the follow-up to the Dutroux commission's report concerning a former Minister of Justice), by [[Gerolf Annemans]] (on the renewal of a former minister's mandate as a European judge) and by Geert Versnick (on the possible extension of a former minister's mandate as a judge at the European court in Luxembourg). A recommendation motion signed by Annemans and B. Laeremans asked that the government not propose the renewal of the mandate of "l'ancien ministre Wathelet" at the Court of Justice in Luxembourg.[^4] The document does not state the reason for the request.
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### Footnotes
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[^1]: Dovey, S. *Eye of the Chickenhawk.* Thehotstar, 2023. It describes Wathelet as minister of the interior from 1988 to 1995 under Prime Minister Vanden Boeynants, which the commission's description of him as former minister of justice contradicts, and dates his European Court judgeship from 1999, contradicted by the commission's description of him as a sitting judge in 1997. Its birth year, 1951, is not repeated. Sole source for the passages so cited.
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[^2]: Chambre des Représentants de Belgique. *Enquête parlementaire sur la manière dont l'enquête, dans ses volets policiers et judiciaires, a été menée dans l'affaire Dutroux-Nihoul et consorts,* rapport, Doc. 713/6-96/97, April 18, 1997, list of persons heard, conclusions on the Julie and Melissa file, and tables 3 and 4; translated from the French. https://www.dekamer.be/FLWB/PDF/49/0713/49K0713006.pdf
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[^3]: Court of Justice of the European Communities, *Annual Report,* list of former members: "Melchior Wathelet, Judge (1995-2003)."
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[^1]: Chambre des Représentants de Belgique. *Enquête parlementaire sur la manière dont l'enquête, dans ses volets policiers et judiciaires, a été menée dans l'affaire Dutroux-Nihoul et consorts,* rapport, Doc. 713/6-96/97, April 18, 1997, list of persons heard, conclusions on the Julie and Melissa file, and tables 3 and 4; translated from the French. https://www.dekamer.be/FLWB/PDF/49/0713/49K0713006.pdf
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[^2]: Court of Justice of the European Communities, *Annual Report,* list of former members: "Melchior Wathelet, Judge (1995-2003)."
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[^3]: Dovey, S. *Eye of the Chickenhawk.* Thehotstar, 2023. It describes Wathelet as minister of the interior from 1988 to 1995 under Prime Minister Vanden Boeynants, which the commission's description of him as former minister of justice contradicts, and dates his European Court judgeship from 1999, contradicted by the commission's description of him as a sitting judge in 1997. Its birth year, 1951, is not repeated.
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[^4]: Chambre des Représentants de Belgique. Motions of April 28, 1997, Doc. 25/243-1995; translated from the French and Dutch. https://www.dekamer.be/FLWB/PDF/49/0025/49K0025243.pdf
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summary: "Rumaldo Valdez was a U.S. Navy petty officer stationed in Hawaii and Greggy's Cult member, sentenced to 97 months for child pornography possession in March 2026, with additional EDNY charges pending."
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[[Rumaldo Valdez]], known online as "Duck," was a [[U.S. Navy]] Petty Officer 3rd Class (E-4) stationed at Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area Master Station Pacific in [[Wahiawa, Hawaii]], a Department of Defense installation. He was a member of [[Greggy's Cult]] (also called the "Cult of Greg"), an online child exploitation network that operated on Discord and gaming platforms from approximately January 2020 through January 2021 and is documented as a direct predecessor to the [[764 Network]]. The FBI arrested Valdez in May 2025 at the Wahiawa installation. He pleaded guilty on October 24, 2025, to possession of child pornography committed on a U.S. military base, and was sentenced in March 2026 to 97 months (approximately eight years) in federal prison plus 10 years of supervised release and $33,000 in restitution to 11 identified victims, by a federal judge in the [[District of Hawaii]]. Separate charges were pending against him in the [[Eastern District of New York]] as of that date.[^1]
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A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of New York unsealed an indictment on December 3, 2025, charging Valdez alongside four co-defendants on 10 counts including engaging in a child exploitation enterprise, producing child pornography, and making interstate threats. The co-defendants were [[Camden Rodriguez]] (22, Longmont, Colorado), [[Zachary Dosch]] (26, Albuquerque, [[New Mexico]] - who had separately pleaded guilty in 2022 to cyberstalking and child pornography charges but remained unsentenced), [[David Brilhante]] (28, San Diego, California), and [[Hector Bermudez]] (29, New York). The EDNY case was pending as of Valdez's March 2026 Hawaii sentencing.[^1]
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A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of New York returned an indictment that was unsealed on December 2, 2025, charging Valdez alongside four co-defendants named in the Justice Department's release on 10 counts including engaging in a child exploitation enterprise, producing child pornography, and making interstate threats. The co-defendants were [[Camden Rodriguez]] (22, Longmont, Colorado), [[Zachary Dosch]] (26, Albuquerque, [[New Mexico]]; he had separately pleaded guilty in 2022 to cyberstalking and child pornography charges but remained unsentenced), [[David Brilhante]] (28, San Diego, California), and [[Hector Bermudez]] (29, New York). The EDNY case was pending as of Valdez's March 2026 Hawaii sentencing.[^1]
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The docket records the order to unseal and the redacted indictment on December 2, 2025, and the Justice Department's December 2 release gives the same date and describes Valdez as "of Honolulu, Hawaii."[^3][^4] The docket's count list places him in Counts One through Ten.[^3] His counsel moved for appointment of counsel on December 15, 2025, and a protective order covering discovery as to Valdez was updated on February 2, 2026 and endorsed on February 4, 2026.[^3] The May 8, 2026 government letter on the first global Rule 16 production names Valdez among the five defendants then in the case.[^3] The government's December 10, 2025 motion describes him as in custody awaiting sentencing in the District of Hawaii following a guilty plea to possession of child pornography, in case 1:25-cr-112.[^5]
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### Footnotes
|
||||
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[^1]: ABC News. "DOJ charges former Navy petty officer, 4 others in child exploitation case." https://abcnews.com/US/doj-charges-former-navy-petty-officer-4-alleged/story?id=128072704; KITV. "Former Navy petty officer sentenced to over 8 years in federal prison in child pornography case." https://www.kitv.com/news/crime/former-navy-petty-officer-sentenced-to-over-8-years-in-federal-prison-in-child-pornography/article_125297e0-b011-49d5-82ff-3b75d615a6d6.html
|
||||
[^2]: Honolulu Star-Advertiser. "Navy petty officer sentenced to prison in sextortion case." March 2026. https://www.staradvertiser.com/2026/03/02/breaking-news/navy-petty-officer-sentenced-to-prison-in-sextortion-case/
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[^3]: United States v. Bermudez et al., 1:25-cr-00361 (PKC) (E.D.N.Y.), CourtListener docket 71984626, entries 8 and 9 (December 2, 2025), entry 36 (December 15, 2025), entries 61 and 62 (February 2 and 4, 2026), entry 91 (May 8, 2026). https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71984626/united-states-v-bermudez/
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[^4]: DOJ OPA. "Five Leaders of 'Greggy's Cult' Charged with Sexually Exploiting Children on the Internet." Press release 25-1131, December 2, 2025. https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/five-leaders-greggys-cult-charged-sexually-exploiting-children-internet
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[^5]: Government's letter appealing the release order and moving to stay, ECF 26, December 10, 2025, footnote 3. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.538956/gov.uscourts.nyed.538956.26.0.pdf
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