Bergen doctor accused of sexually abusing at least four Filipino children

A 66-year-old doctor from Bergen, Noord-Holland, is suspected of sexually abusing at least four Filipino children. The youngest victim was three years old, the prosecutor said on Tuesday in the first pro forma hearing in Den Bosch.

The suspect is accused of raping a girl under 12 years old in the Philippines in 2023. He also allegedly paid two teenage girls to pose and perform sexual acts on him. A three-year-old girl was allegedly sexually abused by the suspect in exchange for payment in August and September 2023.

The Bergen resident was arrested in May 2026, after an American organization had reported the crime. He allegedly watched Filipino children being sexually abused on a webcam.

“How did it get this far?” the prosecutor asked on Tuesday. “He was a man who had everything.” The suspect worked in a hospital, but resigned from his position since the accusations were made public. He will be assessed by a psychologist.

Martin B. was reportedly in contact with so-called facilitators in the Philippines during the child sex abuse, the facilitators offer children for sexual abuse. Some of the people involved have been arrested in the Philippines, the prosecutor told the court.

Reading the chats that B. sent to his Philippine accomplices is disconcerting, the prosecution said. “He had bought some land in the Philippines and sent messages saying that he was going to live there after his retirement and that all the girls were welcome there.” The suspect allegedly sent messages stating all the things “he was going to do with the girls.”

The next pro forma hearing is on September 16.