Regina Louf (born January 29, 1969),[1] also known as witness X1 in the Dutroux case, is an author and victim of organised sexual abuse.
[5] Police officer Rudi Hoskens said, "She gave us some details that made us think it's impossible to give without having been there at that place - the way the body was found at that time, and the way she described the person who was killed.
The farm was later demolished, but in 1996 Louf described to the police team its intricate details: the wallpaper, the sinks, hooks on the ceiling, a network of stairs, and adjoining rooms unique to that building.
She also said that there were "regulars" attending the parties around the circle of Nihoul, including advocates from Brussels, a Flemish mayor, and a former prime minister.
[failed verification][4] Connerotte, the judge who had filed for appeal, was dismissed from the case because he attended a fundraising dinner for the families of the victims of Dutroux.
They had planned on conducting a nationwide operation to investigate all claims of Regina Louf, including searching private properties and interrogation of the named persons.
The new residing judge, Anne Thily, declared that she was a fantasist, as Louf named a number of elite from Belgian politics and business in her testimony.
[4] The testimony of Regina Louf on public television and the discarding of judge Jean-Marc Connerotte from the case because he attended a fundraising dinner for the victims families led to a "White March" being organised in Brussels.
However, this does not make her testimony less credible and is a common long-term health consequence of severe early childhood abuse.