De Nonnen

De Nonnen is an Belgium documentary which is aired on VTM. The series premiered on September 23rd, 2025.

De Nonnen (The Nuns) sheds light on a lesser-known chapter of abuse within the Belgian Church: abuse by female clergy. In the new four-part documentary series by Borgerhoff & Lamberigts, fourteen victims testify, often for the first time, about misconduct by nuns. In the orphanages, schools, holiday camps, shelters and convents where they stayed, they were humiliated, tortured and sexually abused. Their children were taken from them against their will and sold. Or they themselves were abused and exploited by fellow nuns. They have been scarred for life and find it difficult to talk about it. But now they are doing so anyway. The moving testimonies are interpreted by Ines Keygnaert, professor and expert in sexual violence, and by Rik Devillé, founder of the non-profit organisation Human Rights in the Church.