The show won the Zilveren Reissmicrofoon in 2017 after winning the Rooie Reus-Prijs already in 2012.
Six well-known people were mentioned as perpetrators by multiple participants in the investigation, and over ten abuse locations.
Argos' journalists Sanne Terlingen, Huub Jaspers and Sophie blok received an anonymous email during this investigation stating the journalists had to 'be aware' because 'they know about your investigation', in which the anonymous sender mentioned ‘they’re going to get rid of evidence – just like they did with Dutroux’.
[1] As a response to parliamentary questions following,[2] Dutch minister of Justice Ferdinand Grapperhaus said on 27 August 2020 there would be 'no independent investigation into Ritual Abuse' of children in The Netherlands.
[4] On 13 October the 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 ritual abuse.