In October 2019, 67-year-old Gerrit-Jan van Dorsten and his six adult children were discovered in Ruinerwold, a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe, who had lived for nine years in seclusion in a farm house where only the 58-year-old man who rents the house had been seen around.[1][2][3]
The adult children were thought to be aged 18 to 25. The family was found after the oldest child Israel, who has also called himself Jan, 25, left the house and spoke to local people in Ruinerwold.[4][5][6] He had already become active on social media for a few months. His pictures show that he sometimes left the house after dark to go to the village.[7] One of the children stated that they had never been to school.[8] None of the six adult children were in official records of births and citizens.[9]
The 67-year-old man has four more children, a total of ten children as of 2019. His eldest son was never a part of the same cult and the three eldest children of the nine he had with his second wife, fled the family home in 2011. Only the six youngest children remained in seclusion until 2019.[10] The 67-year-old man has extensive Facebook pages and his own website, but does not mention his children.[11][12][13][14][15] He tried to create an ecologicalutopia.[16]
According to a court judgment in 2021, the father had suffered a cerebrovascular accident in 2016, rendering him incapable of making coherent communication.[17]
Aftermathedit
On 17 October, the father appeared at court having been arrested and charged with unlawful deprivation of liberty, harming other people's health, and money laundering.[3] In 2021 his prosecution was terminated because of his medical condition.[17][18]
The 58-year-old man who rents the house, and was often around, but slept elsewhere, has also been arrested, initially for obstructing the police investigation, and later also suspected of complicity. They are not allowed any contact with the adult children, to avoid influencing them as witnesses and possible victims.[19]
^Henley, Jon (2019-10-15). "Six freed after years living in Dutch cellar 'waiting for end of time'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
^"Family 'waiting for end of time' found in basement". BBC News. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
^ abMiller, Barbara (18 October 2019). "Father in Dutch 'end of time' family charged for abuse and money laundering as police interview his adult children". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. [...] the family was found in a small room, which police say was not a cellar, as initially reported, but could be locked.
^"Son escapes, rescues 5 siblings trapped for 9 years by "end of times" father". NL Times. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
^Remie, Mirjam; van Loon, Marissa; Kos, Jelmer; Koenis, Chris (15 October 2019). "Politie haalt vader en vijf kinderen uit afgesloten ruimte in Drenthe". NRC (in Dutch). Retrieved 2019-10-15.
^"De kinderen van Ruinerwold gemist? Start met kijken op NPO Start".
^Burke, Kelly (17 October 2019). "PICTURED: Son who was 'held captive' in Dutch farm house for nine years". 7news.com.au. from the original on 2019-10-19. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
^"Vader en vijf kinderen schuilen jaren in kelder in Drenthe, 'wachtend op einde der tijden'". www.ad.nl (in Dutch). 15 October 2019. from the original on 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
^"Politie over gezin Drenthe: 'Kinderen nooit ingeschreven'". www.nu.nl (in Dutch). 18 October 2019. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
^Wassens, Rik (17 October 2019). "Familie: drie kinderen ontvluchtten eerder het gezin in Ruinerwold, vader opgepakt". NRC.
^"Vader Ruinerwold schreef online eigen evangelie, maar bereikte er vrijwel niemand mee". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 2019-10-21. from the original on 2019-10-21. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
^"Eind der tijden? Onzin, Gerrit Jan wilde ecologisch Utopia". Telegraaf. October 21, 2019.
^ ab"Uitspraak over vervolging hoofdverdachte Ruinerwold-zaak". www.rechtspraak.nl (in Dutch). 4 March 2021. from the original on 2021-03-04. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
^"Dutch farm case: Prosecutors drop abuse charges against 'too ill' father". BBC News. 2021-02-18. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
^"Vader Ruinerwold mag geen contact met kinderen: 'Zij zijn cruciaal in het onderzoek'". RTL Nieuws. October 21, 2019. (in Dutch)
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In October 2019 67 year old Gerrit Jan van Dorsten and his six adult children were discovered in Ruinerwold a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe who had lived for nine years in seclusion in a farm house where only the 58 year old man who rents the house had been seen around 1 2 3 Contents 1 Details about discovery 2 Aftermath 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksDetails about discovery editThe adult children were thought to be aged 18 to 25 The family was found after the oldest child Israel who has also called himself Jan 25 left the house and spoke to local people in Ruinerwold 4 5 6 He had already become active on social media for a few months His pictures show that he sometimes left the house after dark to go to the village 7 One of the children stated that they had never been to school 8 None of the six adult children were in official records of births and citizens 9 The 67 year old man has four more children a total of ten children as of 2019 His eldest son was never a part of the same cult and the three eldest children of the nine he had with his second wife fled the family home in 2011 Only the six youngest children remained in seclusion until 2019 10 The 67 year old man has extensive Facebook pages and his own website but does not mention his children 11 12 13 14 15 He tried to create an ecological utopia 16 According to a court judgment in 2021 the father had suffered a cerebrovascular accident in 2016 rendering him incapable of making coherent communication 17 Aftermath editOn 17 October the father appeared at court having been arrested and charged with unlawful deprivation of liberty harming other people s health and money laundering 3 In 2021 his prosecution was terminated because of his medical condition 17 18 The 58 year old man who rents the house and was often around but slept elsewhere has also been arrested initially for obstructing the police investigation and later also suspected of complicity They are not allowed any contact with the adult children to avoid influencing them as witnesses and possible victims 19 See also editList of solved missing person cases List of child abuse cases featuring long term detentionReferences edit Henley Jon 2019 10 15 Six freed after years living in Dutch cellar waiting for end of time The Guardian ISSN 0261 3077 Retrieved 2019 10 15 Family waiting for end of time found in basement BBC News 2019 10 15 Retrieved 2019 10 15 a b Miller Barbara 18 October 2019 Father in Dutch end of time family charged for abuse and money laundering as police interview his adult children Australian Broadcasting Corporation the family was found in a small room which police say was not a cellar as initially reported but could be locked Son escapes rescues 5 siblings trapped for 9 years by end of times father NL Times 2019 10 15 Retrieved 2019 10 15 Remie Mirjam van Loon Marissa Kos Jelmer Koenis Chris 15 October 2019 Politie haalt vader en vijf kinderen uit afgesloten ruimte in Drenthe NRC in Dutch Retrieved 2019 10 15 De kinderen van Ruinerwold gemist Start met kijken op NPO Start Burke Kelly 17 October 2019 PICTURED Son who was held captive in Dutch farm house for nine years 7news com au Archived from the original on 2019 10 19 Retrieved 19 October 2019 Vader en vijf kinderen schuilen jaren in kelder in Drenthe wachtend op einde der tijden www ad nl in Dutch 15 October 2019 Archived from the original on 2019 10 15 Retrieved 2019 10 15 Politie over gezin Drenthe Kinderen nooit ingeschreven www nu nl in Dutch 18 October 2019 Retrieved 2019 10 19 Wassens Rik 17 October 2019 Familie drie kinderen ontvluchtten eerder het gezin in Ruinerwold vader opgepakt NRC Vader Ruinerwold schreef online eigen evangelie maar bereikte er vrijwel niemand mee Algemeen Dagblad in Dutch 2019 10 21 Archived from the original on 2019 10 21 Retrieved 2021 01 03 Aanmelden bij Facebook Facebook Facebook Eagle Rock Wiki www facebook com Divine Body Practice www facebook com eagle rock org eagle rock org Eind der tijden Onzin Gerrit Jan wilde ecologisch Utopia Telegraaf October 21 2019 a b Uitspraak over vervolging hoofdverdachte Ruinerwold zaak www rechtspraak nl in Dutch 4 March 2021 Archived from the original on 2021 03 04 Retrieved 2021 04 20 Dutch farm case Prosecutors drop abuse charges against too ill father BBC News 2021 02 18 Retrieved 2021 04 14 Vader Ruinerwold mag geen contact met kinderen Zij zijn cruciaal in het onderzoek RTL Nieuws October 21 2019 in Dutch External links editVader Gerrit Jan van D en zijn kinderen in de schuilboerderij in Ruinerwold de feiten op een rij in Dutch nbsp nbsp This article about a person from the Netherlands is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ruinerwold secluded family amp oldid 1210276732, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
