There are cases that should never be forgotten. Not because they are fascinating. Because they reveal something unbearable about the world we live in: that children can be tortured, raped, killed — and that their tormentors can be protected by those who should be pursuing them.

The Dutroux case began in 1996 as a topic for sensationalist news and became a political and judicial earthquake. Marc Dutroux was sentenced in 2004 to life imprisonment for the abduction, rape, and murder of young girls and teenagers — Julie and Mélissa, An and Eefje, Sabine and Laëtitia. The shock caused in the country led more than 350,000 people to flood into Brussels during the White March. Three hundred and fifty thousand citizens in the street for murdered children. A whole country that refuses to remain silent. Wikipedia

But what the Belgian justice wanted to bury is the question of the network. The Zandvoort CD case reveals the existence of a network of child sexual exploitation on a European scale. The file contains 93,081 photos of actual crimes against children, according to Interpol. The majority of the offenses were committed in pornography studios and youth protection homes, under the responsibility of social services. Children abused in institutions meant to protect them. Fr-Academic

Judge Connerotte wrote to the King of the Belgians in January 1996 to denounce "the judicial dysfunction that has become a true institution" guaranteeing the impunity of criminals. After his removal from the case, the investigation was redirected to present Dutroux as a deranged loner—a royal cover-up to prevent the investigations from reaching too high. Centerblog

Judges disqualified. Missing evidence. Dead witnesses. This is not a conspiracy theory - this is the judicial file. And as long as these questions remain unanswered, we will not have done justice to the children of Marcinelle.