Robert Jan Warmerdam

Robert Jan Warmerdam operated as a transvestite prostitute in Amsterdam, Netherlands, providing testimony that linked child trafficking networks to the Marc Dutroux case and the Apollo Bulletin Board Service during the late 1990s. His accounts described associations with Robbie Van Der Plancken and Marc Dutroux at locations including the G-Force nightclub nightclub and hardcore studios Rex Productions and Roxanne Films at 111 Admiraal de Ruijter Road, owned by transvestite Didier Pellerin. Warmerdam's statements detailed a snuff film matching the "Poison Dwarf" video, involving a 13-year-old German boy suffocated in a bungalow near Amsterdam, aligning with informant "Edward"'s account in Operation Framework of a boy suffocating on a boat during abuse by men.¹

Testimony on Snuff Films and Trafficking

Robert Jan Warmerdam testified to knowing both Robbie Van Der Plancken and Marc Dutroux, claiming they frequented the G-Force nightclub nightclub and studios Rex Productions and Roxanne Films in Amsterdam. He described a snuff film involving a 13-year-old German boy suffocated in a bungalow near Amsterdam, which aligned with details from the "Poison Dwarf" video distributed by Gero-Video in Dusseldorf, Germany. Warmerdam's information contributed to the Morkhoven Workgroup dossier, including 20 CD-ROMs from the Apollo Disks, sent to prosecutor Michel Bourlet overseeing the Marc Dutroux case in 2001 and leaked to the press before Dutroux's 2004 trial. This dossier linked Marc Dutroux to Amsterdam's red-light scene and international pedophile rings, including mentions of John Stamford's Spartacus Network through companies Korper and Korver and Adonis connected to Karel Maasdam's Bell Boys service and Festival Bar.

Warmerdam's accounts connected to the 1993 raid on Gero-Video during investigations into Warwick Spinks' TAG Films production company, confirming Van Der Plancken's appearance in at least five films. His testimony intersected with the HIK Investigation into Glandorf's smuggling of boys from Eastern Europe into Rotterdam brothels for VIP clients and pornographers. The dossier from Warmerdam's information exposed intersections with the Rolodex Investigation into Maasdam's VIP callboy service, implicating officials like Joris Demmink and Henry Hans Holthuis. Warmerdam's descriptions of the snuff film aligned with survivor accounts from the Marc Dutroux, including those from Regina Louf, detailing similar abuses in Belgian and Dutch locations.

Warmerdam's role as a witness extended to providing details on the broader network involving Lothar Glandorf's brothels Euro Boys and Young Boys in Rotterdam, where boys like Manuel Schadwald were forced into prostitution. His statements supported claims of sales to Warwick Spinks in Amsterdam's Spuistraat district, where Spinks managed Gay Palace and Boys Club 21. The testimony contributed to the exposure of the Apollo Bulletin Board Service through connections to Gerrit-Jan Ulrich, with Warmerdam's knowledge of the red-light scene linking to the Spartacus International and Toff's Travel operations. These details fueled probes into related entities such as CRIES and Centre du Christ Liberateur, revealing patterns of abuse tied to Jean-Paul Dumont and Annie Bouty.

Connections to Larger Networks

Robert Jan Warmerdam's testimony bridged the Apollo Bulletin Board Service and the Marc Dutroux, with his descriptions of snuff films matching materials on the Apollo Disks analyzed by Gina Pardaens-Bernaer. The leaked dossier from Warmerdam's information influenced international cooperation, including examinations of John David Norman's records and Peter Righton's pedophile information exchange. His accounts corroborated links to UK scandals, such as the Elm Guest House and Operation Yewtree inquiries into Jimmy Savile and Gary Glitter. Warmerdam's knowledge of the Amsterdam scene connected to the Walton Hop Disco and Stoke Lodge abuses, with testimonies aligning with those from David Smith and Lee Sullivan.

Warmerdam's statements on the "Poison Dwarf" film implicated Robbie Van Der Plancken's father, who claimed during his son's trial that Van Der Plancken appeared in the video where a boy from Berlin died. This tied to German reports confirming Van Der Plancken's appearance in five Gero-Video films, linked to the 1993 raid. Warmerdam's role as an associate of Van Der Plancken placed him within the network involving Karel Maasdam's Bell Boys and Festival Bar, exposed in the leaked HIK Report. The testimony supported claims of connections to Joris Demmink and Henry Hans Holthuis in the Rolodex Investigation, with details on VIP callboy services.

The broader implications of Warmerdam's testimony extended to the International Child Trafficking Network Overview, with links to Francis Shelden's Odyssey Foundation and John Stamford's Spartacus Network. His accounts contributed to the understanding of cross-border operations from Berlin to Amsterdam, involving Lothar Glandorf and Warwick Spinks. Warmerdam's witness role influenced subsequent probes like Operation Fernbridge and Operation Midland, corroborating testimonies from the Marc Dutroux involving Jean-Michel Nihoul and Jean-Michel Nihoul.¹