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Ali B

Documented profile covering 6 controversies, including “Rape of Ellen ten Damme in Morocco: three-year sentence on appeal in the combined case” and “Rape of Naomi at a songwriting camp in 2018: conviction upheld and detailed on appeal”.

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Profile No. 0079 · Updated on 12 October 2026

6Documented controversies

5Sources

0Formal charge · all time

1Conviction

§ Legal statuses reflect the documented sources as of the date shown; they replace neither court decisions nor the presumption of innocence. Counts are not a rating. Methodology

I. Documented controversies

Case · 4 documented stages

Rape of Ellen ten Damme in Morocco: three-year sentence on appeal in the combined case

Conviction (not final)

2014–2026

Rape of Ellen ten Damme in Morocco: three-year sentence on appeal in the combined case

Conviction (not final)

The Amsterdam Court of Appeal found it proven that, in 2014 in Morocco, Ali B had pushed Ellen ten Damme onto a bed and penetrated her with his penis. Unlike the first-instance court, which had found attempted rape, the appeal court classified the conduct as completed rape. The overall sentence imposed for this offence and the one concerning Naomi was three years.

State of the evidence: Appellate conviction documented; appeal on points of law announced
Legal status — source text: Gerechtshof Amsterdam, 7 May 2026: completed rape established; overall three-year sentence for the rapes of Ellen and Naomi; appeal on points of law pending
Attribution: Directly implicated

Sources · 2

[1]
Gerechtshof Amsterdam / RechtspraakCelstraf van 3 jaar voor Ali BCourt recordPrimary source
[2]
RTL BoulevardAli B gaat in cassatie na veroordeling in zedenzaakMediaHigh reliability

Last verified: 1 September 2026

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2018–2026

Rape of Naomi at a songwriting camp in 2018: conviction upheld and detailed on appeal

Conviction

The Court of Appeal found it established that Ali B had penetrated Naomi with his fingers without her consent in a bedroom during a songwriting camp in 2018. Naomi's testimony was considered sufficiently corroborated by other evidence. This offence was one of the two rapes leading to the overall three-year sentence.

State of the evidence: Appellate conviction documented; appeal on points of law announced
Legal status — source text: Gerechtshof Amsterdam, 7 May 2026: non-consensual digital penetration found to constitute rape; overall three-year sentence together with the Ellen case; appeal on points of law pending
Attribution: Directly implicated

Sources · 2

[1]
Gerechtshof Amsterdam / RechtspraakCelstraf van 3 jaar voor Ali BCourt recordPrimary source
[2]
RTL BoulevardAli B gaat in cassatie na veroordeling in zedenzaakMediaHigh reliability

Last verified: 1 September 2026

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2018–2026

Earlier alleged sexual touching of Naomi in the villa: acquittal for lack of corroboration

Acquitted / conviction overturned

Naomi had also stated that Ali B had touched her sexually earlier in the same villa, before the rape incident upheld by the court. The Court of Appeal treated this conduct as a separate allegation but acquitted him because of insufficient corroborating evidence.

State of the evidence: Allegation examined separately and acquittal documented
Legal status — source text: Gerechtshof Amsterdam, 7 May 2026: acquitted of the alleged touching; insufficient corroborating evidence
Attribution: Direct involvement as defendant; alleged conduct not established

Sources · 1

[1]
Gerechtshof Amsterdam / RechtspraakCelstraf van 3 jaar voor Ali BCourt recordPrimary source

Last verified: 1 September 2026

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2018–2026

Alleged sexual assault of Jill in a car: acquittal on appeal

Acquitted / conviction overturned

Jill stated that Ali B had sexually assaulted her in a car in 2018. The Court of Appeal considered her statement credible but found that it was not sufficiently supported by other evidence to justify a conviction. Ali B was therefore acquitted of this allegation.

State of the evidence: Statement considered credible but insufficient corroborating evidence; acquittal
Legal status — source text: Gerechtshof Amsterdam, 7 May 2026: acquittal; prosecutors had also requested acquittal
Attribution: Direct involvement as defendant; alleged conduct not established

Sources · 1

[1]
Gerechtshof Amsterdam / RechtspraakCelstraf van 3 jaar voor Ali BCourt recordPrimary source

Last verified: 1 September 2026

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2022–2026

Ali B Beheer and SPEC Entertainment stop filing annual accounts after 2021

No legal proceedings

RTL Z reported that Ali B Beheer had not filed annual accounts since the scandal broke, and that the same applied to SPEC Entertainment, a company belonging to his wife in which Ali B was a shareholder. The absence of filings makes it difficult to assess the recent financial position of his companies.

State of the evidence: Missing filings documented by an RTL Z financial investigation
Legal status — source text: No personal prosecution identified in the selected sources
Attribution: Direct responsibility for Ali B Beheer; shareholder and management responsibility requires contextualisation for SPEC Entertainment

Sources · 1

[1]
RTL ZZakenimperium Ali B zwaar getroffen, zedenzaak kostte miljoenenPressHigh reliability

Last verified: 1 September 2026

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2022–2023

Fourth complaint linked to The Voice closed because no criminal act could be established

Case dismissed / dropped

Following the BOOS investigation into The Voice of Holland, four complaints were filed against Ali B. Prosecutors closed one of them, also linked to the programme, because the investigation did not establish that a criminal act had occurred.

State of the evidence: Complaint and prosecutorial closure documented
Legal status — source text: OM: complaint closed because the investigation did not establish a criminal act
Attribution: Direct involvement as person accused; alleged conduct not established

Sources · 2

[1]
NOSAli B en Jeroen Rietbergen vervolgd voor misstanden The Voice, Marco Borsato nietMediaHigh reliability
[2]
RTL BoulevardAli B 'heel blij' met zittingsdatumMediaHigh reliability

Last verified: 1 September 2026

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II. Constellation of documented links

No documented link with another published profile for now.

Two profiles are linked when a documented controversy of one names the other. The link points to that controversy and its sources; it does not indicate a personal relationship.

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