Investigation into alleged murder and child abuse by sexton and priests in Kalmthout yields nothing

The investigation into alleged murder and child abuse in a Kalmthout rectory has yielded no evidence. The Antwerp prosecutor's office concluded the inquiry without finding concrete indications of a boy's abduction or murder in the early 2000s. The case emerged after a woman reported that a sexton claimed to have abused children and killed a boy. The sexton and two former priests were arrested, but later released due to lack of evidence. Investigators found no links to missing children, and the prosecutor's office has officially closed the case, with no excavations conducted at the rectory. A decision on the suspects' prosecution is pending.