Samenvatting

This article presents the experience of Moderator vzw, a Flemish restorative justice organization, in the field of restorative dialogue after sexual offences. Sexual offences are present in every type of restorative dialogue Moderator vzw offers: classical victim-offender mediation, non-related mediation, extra-judicial victim-offender mediation, dialogue groups and the so-called restauration fund. It is a challenging field of work, were risks present in all restorative dialogue come forward more sharply. Different strategies have been put in place to make restorative dialogue possible in a safe and qualitative way. The article concludes with the description of a mediation process between an offender and his rape victims.