
Dutch host Tim Den Besten
Dutch host Tim Den Besten appropriated photographs of three other men-without them knowing-to have sex online conversations.
Tim the best It’s a famous presenter television in the Netherlands. It is a known face especially in VPro, the Dutch public station.
But in recent times, the 37 -year -old communicator has been news for other reasons: Identity theft on the Internet. More concretely in Grindr, Application of meetings, and on the social network Instagram.
In 2022 and 2023, Den Besten used photographs of three men – without them know – to create false profiles on Grindr and Instagram. The idea was to have Sexually explicit conversations with other people.
The case went to tribunal in February and the presenter confessed the theft of identity.
“I sincerely regret having used photos and data that does not belong to me. I provoked pain and sadness to people in doing so. I am deeply embarrassed“Admitted Den Besten, quoted in.
“I managed to say this to the victims during the mediation meetings, and I’m grateful for it. But what I did was shameful, ”added the presenter.
The case was Filed. There was a meeting, without judgment, between the presenter and the victims – who do not want the case in a judgment.
Den Besten said he would no longer talk about this, also at the request of the victims.
The Dutch host spent most of his career to work for the VPro television chain, having become known above all known for the creation of television documentaries, travel programs and for children.
In 2023, Den Besten stopped working because I knew I had cancer. But after chemotherapy and radiation, it is “free” – for now. At this stage, it began to be seen in a clinic for psychological reasons.