Former Groningen Mayor Allegedly Caught Masturbating While Driving Faces €250 Fine

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The fact that he was convicted of indecent assault has had ‘a devastating effect’ on the life of former Mayor Schuiling. In higher...

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In March 2025, the court convicted Koen Schuiling for masturbating in his car. On appeal, the former mayor requested an acquittal, but the Attorney General argued that there was sufficient legal and convincing evidence to sentence him to a fine of 250 euros.

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The Public Prosecution Service has demanded a fine of 250 euros on appeal against Koen Schuiling, former mayor of Groningen, for indecent exposure. Schuiling (67) is suspected of having masturbated behind the wheel in March 2024 while driving on the A7 between Hoogezand and Groningen.

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The Public Prosecution Service is demanding 250 euros in the appeal against Koen Schuiling for indecent exposure. The Public Prosecution Service considers it legally and convincingly proven that the former mayor of Groningen masturbated behind the wheel in March 2024 while driving on the highway. Last year, Schuiling was sentenced to a fine of 250 euros for what is officially called indecent exposure. The former mayor has always denied that he …

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The former mayor of Groningen may not be drawn during the criminal trial against him on Wednesday, the Court of Appeal has announced. The presiding judge made this highly exceptional decision because, in her opinion, "Schuiling's privacy is not sufficiently safeguarded by signing during the hearing, and furthermore, it could hinder an effective examination of the facts."