Thee Plague Of Gentleman Singer Arrested In Belgium On Child Rape Charges

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Some serious fucked up shit here.
http://www.tpog.be/
16.07.2006 | Thee Plague Of Gentlemen is no more.

This 2nd week of July 2006 was the last week of existence of Thee Plague Of Gentlemen.
Front man Steve has been arrested and imprisoned for criminal acts that none
of the members could ever imagine to happen and which are totally unacceptable. Therefore we all dissociate
ourselves from all his acts, deeds and comments.

At this very moment, we need to digest the facts, but one thing is sure; Thee Plague Of Gentlemen is no more.

Time will tell what the future will bring.

The ex-members

And heres what the guy has allegedly ..Done


More details have emerged in the arrest and imprisonment of THEE PLAGUE OF GENTLEMEN frontman Steve McMillan (real name: Steven Wackenier) in connection with what the rest of the Belgian doom metal band has categorized as "criminal acts that none of the members could ever imagine to happen and which are totally unacceptable."

According to reports in the Belgian media, Steve was arrested last Tuesday (July 11) by the local police on charges of multiple child rape. So far he has confessed to the rapes of four children between the ages of 5 and 7, but it is believed that more victims were involved. In addition to sexually attacking the children, Wackenier allegedly took pictures of them, according to a press release issued by the police.

Check out Belgian media reports on Steve's arrest:

http://www.nieuwsblad.be/Article/Detail.aspx?ArticleID=GSUV0TIJ
http://www.hln.be/hlns/cache/det/art_231034.html?wt.bron=hlnBottomArtikels

Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy (Kerr), Thursday, 20 July 2006 10:34 (seventeen years ago) link

Can Nath or Stan M translate that?

Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy (Kerr), Thursday, 20 July 2006 10:37 (seventeen years ago) link

Thanks the watchful eye of neighbourhood inspector RV a pedophile could be apprehended. "It really feels good." he (the inspector I assume) reacted.

At least four girls (minors, Turkish or Marrocon) were abused the last two months in Ghent. Thanks to the excellent collaboration between local police and the intervention polive and the watchful eye of a neighbourhood inspector and a striking orangebike, the 37 yr old W could be apprehended after a chase through Ghent on tuesday.

Nathalie (stevie nixed), Thursday, 20 July 2006 10:51 (seventeen years ago) link

The guy posted on the S0uthern L0rd forums and apparently showed a hatred of east europeans. Everyones in shock there. I still can't believe it myself.

I wonder how many more charges there will be?

Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy (Kerr), Thursday, 20 July 2006 10:57 (seventeen years ago) link

On tuesday the Ghent Police have apprehended a man who has been luring and abusing young children. He will appear on court on wednesday. He quickly made some confessions.
The childlurer (???) was already active the last few weeks in and around Ghent. Since the start of may he saught young migrant (?) girls around the Muide and Dendermondse Steenweg. He would use a bike each time doing this. The victums were just five till 7 years old. "He would lure the children to secluded areas and commited brutal acts."
The family of the four victums went to the police. A team was set up with members of the local research, the youth inspection and the intervention police. Tuesday a watchful neighbourhood inspector noticed a man in the area of the Ijskelderstraat in the later afternoon.
The police chased the pedophile from the Tolhuislaan and the Baudelostraat to the Steendam. There he was apprehended. It's a 37 year old Belgian squatter. He admitted to the four acts. In the meantime other victims are asked to contact the police.

sorry crap English not much time at work.


this is some seriously fucked up shit.

Nathalie (stevie nixed), Thursday, 20 July 2006 10:58 (seventeen years ago) link

Yow. Holy shit. I've got (and dig/dug) a couple records by TPoG, and this is just is just foul. "...Between the ages of 5 and 7?" Incomprehensibly repulsive.

fuckfuckingfuckedfucker (fuckfuckingfuckedfucker), Thursday, 20 July 2006 11:00 (seventeen years ago) link

More here http://forums.southernlord.com/viewtopic.php?t=15291

Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy (Kerr), Thursday, 20 July 2006 11:06 (seventeen years ago) link

It's only a few weeks since a couple of young kids were raped and killed in Belgium wasnt it? Then theres that Dutroux case as well.

Must be terrifying for you Nath since you're a mum now.

Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy (Kerr), Thursday, 20 July 2006 11:08 (seventeen years ago) link

Yeah, some dude kidnapped two kids. They were playing outside at 11 PM or something while their parents were in a pub. Not the best thing to do, but, y'know, you just don't expect such shit to happen. It can happen at any time of the day. But yeah he kidnapped'em, raped one (or two?) of the girls, killed them and then dumped'em. Ah man, it just kills me when I read this. Saddens me so much. I look at kids and I just can't fathom how in the world they could get sexually aroused by them, let alone rape them.

*shudder*

This is some fucked up shit for sure. :-( I don't know why they let pedophiles back on the street (like the one I mention here) because we know they relapse. I'm not for the death penalty but in cases like these...

I'm tempted to ask if you have a picture of the guy, but ah hell why should I see this pervert? I rather just forget all about it.

Was the music any good? Did the lyrics give it away?

Ah fuck, why do these guys do it? :-(

Nathalie (stevie nixed), Thursday, 20 July 2006 11:14 (seventeen years ago) link

He has a myspace i think thats mentioned somewhere on that SL thread I linked to.

I've purloined these from yet another board.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v429/punck/20050902_0079.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v429/punck/20050902_0078.jpg

Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy (Kerr), Thursday, 20 July 2006 11:18 (seventeen years ago) link

Don't tell him where I am, please.

aldo_cowpat (aldo_cowpat), Thursday, 20 July 2006 11:33 (seventeen years ago) link

He missed 5 year old immigrant girls off the "Who I'd like to meet" list.

I notice somebody has got onto the comments list already.

aldo_cowpat (aldo_cowpat), Thursday, 20 July 2006 11:53 (seventeen years ago) link

WHAT! is that him?

Man.

I know him!

Not well, but I've seen him around a lot & talked to him a couple of times (no long conversations, not about politics or anything heavy). You see, a guy I knew in school started a HC/punk record store in Ghent a couple of hundreds of meters from where I live now, and Steven was a regular there, very nice guy, talked to everyone, one of the most normal & sympathetic people of that whole crew, I'd even say.

I had NO idea "37 year old squatter Steven W." was him. Shocking.

StanM (StanM), Thursday, 20 July 2006 11:56 (seventeen years ago) link

It's ironic that it says on his profile "I don't want kids".

Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy (Kerr), Thursday, 20 July 2006 12:00 (seventeen years ago) link

Stan , is he Belgian or English?

Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy (Kerr), Thursday, 20 July 2006 12:01 (seventeen years ago) link

I think he's Belgian, moved to England for a while and then returned.

I had no idea about his politics or his racist tendencies or anything. I assumed everyone there was HC/straight edge/idealist/peace and environment activists etc.

StanM (StanM), Thursday, 20 July 2006 12:03 (seventeen years ago) link

He was a volunteer for cleaning the oil from seabirds when two ships collided near the Belgian coast a couple of years ago, and that's exactly the kind of think I'd expect from the people (and him) in that store.

StanM (StanM), Thursday, 20 July 2006 12:09 (seventeen years ago) link

("cleaning the oil off seabirds" that should say, I guess.)

StanM (StanM), Thursday, 20 July 2006 12:10 (seventeen years ago) link

It seems he chose muslim girls deliberately too. Have the media made a deal about that? Is it a high profile case?

The guy is a complete scumbag and will rot in hell for this.
I feel sorry for his bandmates and of course the kids and families involved.

Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy (Kerr), Thursday, 20 July 2006 12:11 (seventeen years ago) link

Not that big a case at the moment, no, that other one in Liege is more in the news (where a recidivist was kinda released from jail by accident, only to go and kidnap two girls of 10 & 8, rape the 10 year old and then kill both).

StanM (StanM), Thursday, 20 July 2006 12:16 (seventeen years ago) link

I'm still not quite sure I believe it's the same guy I knew at the record store. But it's his name and picture... Man. I know it's a cliche and people always say stuff like this when they're interviewed after something shocking happens, but he was the last guy I'd suspect of doing something that sick.

StanM (StanM), Thursday, 20 July 2006 12:19 (seventeen years ago) link

:-( Stan, fuck, you knew him.

Nathalie (stevie nixed), Thursday, 20 July 2006 12:21 (seventeen years ago) link

I guess he hid those tendencies well. Then again people at the SL site said he used to joke about dodgy websites in albania or something and now they realise he wasn't joking at all.

Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy (Kerr), Thursday, 20 July 2006 12:24 (seventeen years ago) link

This is quite a shocking week. The guy at the desk next to me at work found out two days ago that someone he worked with for a couple of years has gruesomely killed an au pair girl he thought he was in love with when she told him she had a real boyfriend and wasn't going to take care of his kids anymore. He hit her that hard her father wasn't able to recognize her in the morgue. Exactly the same story: "he was just a regular dude at work, I had no idea"

StanM (StanM), Thursday, 20 July 2006 12:26 (seventeen years ago) link

It seems he chose muslim girls deliberately too.

Although it's all hugely speculative, I think the rationale was thought to be that if they told anyone, the families would be more likely to keep it within the family. Rather than any specific racist intent. That's just what I read, obviously

DJ Mencap (DJ Mencap), Thursday, 20 July 2006 12:27 (seventeen years ago) link

Yeah thats what it says on the forum I mentioned. But he was well known for his racist views on said forum. So who knows.

Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy (Kerr), Thursday, 20 July 2006 12:28 (seventeen years ago) link

*barf*

(BTW Stan, in the future I'll probably be in Ghent from time to time. Maybe we can meet up once.)

Nathalie (stevie nixed), Thursday, 20 July 2006 12:32 (seventeen years ago) link

I don't really post on the SL board because it's cunt soup, but I browse it cos a lot of people know their stuff. I don't recall him posting that much noteworthy in that respect

DJ Mencap (DJ Mencap), Thursday, 20 July 2006 12:33 (seventeen years ago) link

Cool! (xpost to Nathalie, obviously)

StanM (StanM), Thursday, 20 July 2006 12:39 (seventeen years ago) link

By the way, he used to be in Neuthrone (that's him on the right).

StanM (StanM), Thursday, 20 July 2006 12:47 (seventeen years ago) link

Never heard of them.

Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy (Kerr), Thursday, 20 July 2006 13:02 (seventeen years ago) link

"she makes me cum from my boots"

Hmmm, what a lovely final note for him to post.

Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 20 July 2006 13:23 (seventeen years ago) link

Urgh

Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy (Kerr), Thursday, 20 July 2006 13:37 (seventeen years ago) link

Even worse.
"we're having Dumpy's rusty nuts & a Blackfoot tribute band on"

Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy (Kerr), Thursday, 20 July 2006 13:41 (seventeen years ago) link

Oh fuck, I (vaguely) know this guy! Stayed round his house in Ghent once when I was on tour a couple of years ago, he seemed like a really, really good guy! Guess I was wrong! He was married with kids too, as I recall it. Jeez.

Matt #2 (Matt #2), Thursday, 20 July 2006 15:18 (seventeen years ago) link

He has kids? It said on his myspace he didn't want kids.(yeah yeah i commented above on that)

Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy (Kerr), Thursday, 20 July 2006 16:37 (seventeen years ago) link

5/3/2006 2:55 PM

hey "Joe".... where ya going with that big cock in ya hand?? lol. alright hun. just stopping by to show ya some love. hope thingz are great with the band. lotza love n kissez, Liz x

Bet she's feeling kind of awkward about writing that on his MySpace right now.

like murderinging (modestmickey), Thursday, 20 July 2006 16:41 (seventeen years ago) link

He has kids?

bloody hope not. :-(

Nathalie (stevie nixed), Thursday, 20 July 2006 16:54 (seventeen years ago) link

Maybe the kids were his wife / girlfriends? Can't remember now. Wonder what other "good people" I know are RAGING PERVS*?

*alleged

Matt #2 (Matt #2), Thursday, 20 July 2006 17:03 (seventeen years ago) link

Black-laced Obesity

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Forum: Everythin Non SL Related Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2006 11:22 am Subject: Thee Plague Of Gentlemen SERPENTCULT sessions...
Super news, I hope it's ultra limited too.

Only available via http://www.illegalalbanianteens.com

gear (gear), Thursday, 20 July 2006 17:16 (seventeen years ago) link

I'm not going to click that and I think a mod better see to that link.

Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy (Kerr), Thursday, 20 July 2006 17:22 (seventeen years ago) link

But yeah that was the thing i mentioned people referred to earlier.

Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy (Kerr), Thursday, 20 July 2006 17:23 (seventeen years ago) link

Server not found

Firefox can't find the server at www.illegalalbanianteens.com.

Raw Patrick (Raw Patrick), Thursday, 20 July 2006 17:46 (seventeen years ago) link

Well i wasn't clicking to find out!!

Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy (Kerr), Thursday, 20 July 2006 18:03 (seventeen years ago) link

I wonder if everyone will put their albums and stuff on ebay.

Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy (Kerr), Thursday, 20 July 2006 22:12 (seventeen years ago) link

As if people were looking for them.

Actually, some probably are. do YOU want to deal with these people?

mark grout (mark grout), Friday, 21 July 2006 07:46 (seventeen years ago) link

uh no, but some have charles manson's records, right?

Nathalie (stevie nixed), Friday, 21 July 2006 07:51 (seventeen years ago) link

Some kind of discussion about this is going on here, but I think that the board admin there (Aldo) is pretty much spot on in his second paragraph:

In terms of being able to still enjoy TPOG or not, I think this is a personal matter. Every individual reacts to this differently. Being shallow or not shallow I don't think comes into question here. Personally I do think a lot of people to often disasociate everything with persons in terms to better deal with things, often leaving the human-eqation behind for some clean, and in my eyes unrealistic and undesirable, cognitive view of the world and humanity, devoid of feelings and inter-personal relationships. I can fully understand people not being able to listen to TPOG anymore without associating what has come to pass. And I can also understand people for whom it does not matter.

StanM (StanM), Friday, 21 July 2006 09:29 (seventeen years ago) link

Some guy found this on the BBC website and posted it to Southern Lord :

Q What your investigation failed (or wasn't allowed) to mention that a growing number of issues have arisen concerning possible links between the alleged protection of Dutroux et al & the Belgian Royal Family. In 2000 a French journalist published a book allegedly proving links between paedophile networks & the Royal Family of Belgium, It was of course outlawed to be published here & was hushed up surprisingly quickly.

Steve McMillan, Belgium

Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy (Kerr), Friday, 21 July 2006 11:36 (seventeen years ago) link

STONERROCK.COM OFFICIAL STATEMENT: This situation is deeply disturbing and saddening to all of us here at StonerRock.com. We have removed Thee Plague of Gentlemen CDs and LPs from All That's Heavy permanently and thrown them in the trash.

Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy (Kerr), Friday, 21 July 2006 12:34 (seventeen years ago) link

I forwarded the news story to NME dot com.

At present they are running an exclusive on how the Killers are recording a new album. Imagine that.

mark grout (mark grout), Friday, 21 July 2006 13:42 (seventeen years ago) link

Please elaborate, I can't tell whether you're serious (they'll never run it, far to unknown/metal for the NME) or trying to tell us we should shut up and only discuss bands you know (do you often participate in threads about bands you don't know?).

StanM (StanM), Friday, 21 July 2006 14:29 (seventeen years ago) link

(sorry. not trying to pick a fight or anything, I just didn't get what Mark's latest reply meant.)

StanM (StanM), Friday, 21 July 2006 14:30 (seventeen years ago) link

OK, here goes:

It's a serious news story, it should be covered.

The NME didn't reply to me.

(do you often participate in threads about bands you don't know?). All the time.

mark grout (mark grout), Friday, 21 July 2006 14:51 (seventeen years ago) link

ok, sorry.

StanM (StanM), Friday, 21 July 2006 15:12 (seventeen years ago) link

It doesn't involve pete doherty so they won't be interested.

Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy (Kerr), Friday, 21 July 2006 15:34 (seventeen years ago) link

We have removed Thee Plague of Gentlemen CDs and LPs from All That's Heavy permanently and thrown them in the trash.

ebay value rising... rising...

talked to a belgian acquaintance last night and he's pretty freaked out about this. but after that dutroux case it must seem like some never-ending well of evil has opened up there.

GOD PUNCH TO HAWKWIND (yournullfame), Friday, 21 July 2006 22:48 (seventeen years ago) link

I think most people are freaked out about it Belgian or not.

Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy (Kerr), Saturday, 22 July 2006 15:45 (seventeen years ago) link


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