Editing Satanic panic (section)

====The Netherlands====
Dutch investigative journalists from ''[[Argos (radio program)|Argos]]'' ([[NPO Radio 1]]) collected the experiences and stories of over two hundred victims of organized sexual abuse. A hundred and forty victims told Argos about ritual abuse. Six well-known people were mentioned as perpetrators by multiple participants in the investigation, and over ten abuse locations. A warehouse in the Bollenstreek was marked as a location for 'storage' and the production of child pornography. During the investigation the ''Argos'' journalists received an anonymous email stating the journalists had to 'beaware' because "they know about your investigation", remarking "they're going to get rid of evidence{{snd}} just like they did with [[Marc Dutroux|Dutroux]]". The same day as the journalists received the e-mail, the warehouse in the Bollenstreek burnt down. According to Argos, the damage had been classified so severe by the fire department, that a cause of fire could not be determined.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vpro.nl/argos/lees/nieuws/2020/glass-shards-and-dark-rituals-english-transcript-.html |title= Shards of glass and dark rituals (English transcript) |work= VPRO |access-date=2020-10-17 }}</ref>

As a response to parliamentary questions following the ''Argos'' investigation, Dutch [[List of ministers of justice of the Netherlands|Minister of Justice and Security]] [[Ferdinand Grapperhaus]] said on August 27, 2020, that there would be 'no independent investigation into Ritual Abuse' of children in The Netherlands.<ref>Ferd Grapperhaus (August 27, 2020), [https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/documenten/kamerstukken/2020/08/27/antwoorden-kamervragen-over-de-uitzending-van-argos-over-ritueel-misbruik Antwoorden Kamervragen over de uitzending van Argos over ritueel misbruik] .</ref> The [[GroenLinks|Green Left]], the [[Socialist Party (Netherlands)|Socialist Party]] and the [[Labour Party (Netherlands)|Labour Party]] criticized Grapperhaus for his decision.<ref>Sanne Terlingen and Huub Jaspers (September 1, 2020), [https://www.vpro.nl/argos/lees/nieuws/2020/kamerleden-willen-in-debat-over-ritueel-misbruik.html#3d0a651f-4554-4fad-a378-3773e8989a73 Kamerleden willen in debat over Ritueel Misbruik] .</ref>  On October 13, 2020, the Dutch [[House of Representatives (Netherlands)|House of Representatives]] approved a motion in which the PvdA, GL and the SP requested that an independent investigation be conducted into the nature and extent of "organized sadistic abuse of children", bypassing Grapperhaus' original refusal to investigate.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraaf.nl/nieuws/203828342/onderzoek-naar-ritueel-misbruik|title=Onderzoek naar ritueel misbruik|date=October 13, 2020|website=Telegraaf}}</ref>

In a ''[[Skeptical Inquirer]]'' article JD Sword discusses the outcomes of a subsequent commission appointed by Grapperhaus and led by Jan Hendriks, professor of criminology from the [[Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam|Vrije Universiteit]] in [[Amsterdam]] and associate professor Anne-Marie Slotboom.  In December 2022 Hendriks returned a report which found there is no evidence of organized abuse with ritualistic features and “Overall, victims are the only primary source reporting this type of abuse and no support for its existence is found from other sources.”<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Sword |first1=JD |title=Still No Evidence of Satanic Ritual Abuse: VPRO Argos and the Hendriks Commission |journal=Skeptical Inquirer |date=6 February 2023 |url=https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/still-no-evidence-of-satanic-ritual-abuse-vpro-argos-and-the-hendriks-commission/ |access-date=19 July 2023}}</ref>