Council funds prostitute for disabled man
Monday, October 29, 2001
A Dutch council is paying for a disabled man to have sex once a month with a prostitute.

Hennie van den Wittenboer has been fighting for seven years to get help from the social services department in Tilburg.

Now he says he feels less stressed and doesn't need to take as much medication.

The 48-year-old, who uses a wheelchair, says: "They (the council) said sex wasn't part of the primary needs of a human being.

"Now there is a lady coming once a month, I feel much better."

His situation has been highlighted by Dutch papers and television.

The city administration has agreed to offer him a monthly payment of 190 guilder (£53) towards a prostitute, reports Brabants Dagblad.

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