A
Dutch national who had been jailed for ten years for sexual offences died in a
hospital in Nairobi after an illness.
Jan
Int Veld, alias Teacher, alias Dad, alias Mzungu, from the Netherlands, 74, had
been found guilty of the offence of an indecent act and nine other sexual
offences before the children's court in Nairobi.
He
died at the Kenyatta National Hospital, where he had been admitted.
He
was brought to the hospital from Industrial Area Prison, where he was serving
his sentence, and died on May 17, officials said.
The
cause of death is yet to be disclosed, and the body was moved to the Kenyatta
Farewell Home awaiting autopsy.
He
was, in March 2025, convicted of exposing minors to pornographic videos and
sentenced to 10 years in prison.
A
Milimani magistrate's court also ordered Jan In't Veld, alias Teacher, alias
Mzungu, to pay a compensation of Sh1 million to each of the three victims.
Upon
completion of his jail term, the convict was to be deported to the Netherlands,
the court ordered. The sentence was pronounced by Magistrate Joyce Macharia.
The
74-year-old Dutch national was convicted on 10 counts ranging from child abuse
to obscene videos.
He
was arrested in December 2023 at JKIA as he attempted to flee the country.
During
the trial, digital forensic experts presented evidence of explicit WhatsApp
conversations between the accused and a 17-year-old boy, where he encouraged
the minor to engage in sexual activities.
The
prosecution also presented graphic images and videos recovered from the
convict's phone, depicting child sexual abuse.
While
testifying in his defense, Jan denied wrongdoing, arguing that the Kenyan legal
age for sexual consent was unreasonably high.
He
further attempted to justify his actions using biblical references, a move that
was heavily criticised by the prosecution.
The
charge sheet showed that Jan intentionally, unlawfully, and indecently touched
the genitals of male minors between April 2022 and June 2022 within Turbo
Sub-County in Uasin Gishu County.
He
was also charged with child abuse, where the prosecution said he unlawfully
received obscene images of minors aged 10 and seven for sexual gratification.
