Schaarbeek Alderman suspected of raping two minors and possession child pornography | VRT NWS: news

An Alderman in the Brussels municipality of Schaarbeek has stepped back from his positions in the municipal cabinet and other municipal organs after he was accused of having raped two minors and of possessing child pornography. Michel De Herde (Francophone federalist) has been an Alderman in Schaarbeek for many years. On Monday it was announced that the judicial authorities are treating him as a suspect in an investigation into sexual offences against children.