'Dentist of horror’ arrested in Canada goes on trial in France

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

'Dentist of horror’ arrested in Canada goes on trial in France

Jacobus Van Nierop was located in New Brunswick in 2014, in the wake of scores of complaints from patients in a small town in France’s Burgundy region.

By: The Associated Press, Published on Tue Mar 08 2016

PARIS—A Dutchman dubbed the “horror dentist” by French media went on trial Tuesday, facing charges of intentional violence and fraud.

Dentist Jacobus Van Nierop, who was arrested in New Brunswick in 2014 after fleeing France, could be sentenced to 10 years in prison and fined $413,000 if convicted. More than 50 victims are also seeking damages.

Scores of people came forward with complaints ranging from multiple healthy teeth removed, pieces of tools left in teeth, abscesses, recurrent infections and misshapen mouths between 2009 and 2013.

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At one point van Nierop came to Canada. He entered the country on Dec. 18, 2013, with the plan of meeting up with a woman he’d met online, despite being under conditions not to leave France.


Read more: http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2016/03/08/dentist-of-horror-arrested-in-canada-goes-on-trial-in-france.html

[liberalnarb]

1. Yikes!

And I thought I couldn't dread going to the dentist anymore than I already do.

[Paka]

2. When I hear these stories, I am so grateful to be in Thailand...

...and have the wonderful dentist that I do. He looks for ways around doing major work and still keep my mouth healthy. He is a real gem and better yet, I can afford him at about 1/10th the price it would be in the US.

[mike in raleigh]

3. When I saw the headline,

I thought it was going to be the dental equivalent of Sweeney Todd!