The BRT’s director-general, Frans van der Meulen, was charged under Article 383 of the Belgian Penal Code (public offense to decency). He faced up to one year in prison. Crucially, the defense argued that because the segment was educational ( voorlichting ) and not intended to arouse ( ontucht ), it was constitutionally protected free speech.
Voorlichting 1991 Belgium entertainment and media content, BRT crisis, safe sex education, Flemish television history, media ethics The BRT’s director-general, Frans van der Meulen, was
