The chief suspect, a woman from the town of Stegeren, was sentenced to 189 days' imprisonment. She was considered the driving force behind the crime. Her ex-boyfriend was sentenced to 134 days. An accomplice who helped provide the false documents was sent to prison for six days, reported Radio Netherlands Worldwide.

The judge handed down a higher sentence on the woman and her ex-boyfriend than the Public Prosecutor had demanded. The court noted that the two had been already been imprisoned for eight weeks following an earlier attempt at an illegal adoption. After their release they began a new attempt to smuggle a child from Sri Lanka to the Netherlands, reported Radio Netherlands Worldwide.