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ACID (Nathan Vandergunst)

Also known as: Acid, Nathan Vandergunst

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Belgian YouTuber Nathan Vandergunst, known as Acid, noted for commentary videos and legal cases.

Belgian YouTuber Acid has been involved in public online disputes, including a feud with CEMI in 2020. He received a final harassment conviction in 2024 over a video linked to the Sanda Dia case. Following a separate 2025 video naming another litigant, he was referred for criminal trial on an electronic-harassment charge in October 2026; no conviction in that second case was found by 5 November 2026.

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Profile No. 5851 · Updated on 5 November 2026

2Documented controversies

4Sources

· 1 followed by a conviction

§ Legal statuses reflect the documented sources as of the date shown; they replace neither court decisions nor the presumption of innocence. Counts are not a rating. Methodology

I. Documented controversies

October 2026

2026: criminal-court referral on electronic-harassment charge

Formally charged

On 14 October 2026, the Bruges pretrial chamber referred Acid for trial on an electronic-harassment charge over his 2025 video. His defence sought dismissal and denied that the video constituted harassment. Referral is not a finding of guilt; no trial date or judgment was located.

State of the evidence: Referral documented; allegation not adjudicated.
Legal status — source text: Charged and referred for trial on 14 October 2026; no verdict found by 5 November 2026.
Attribution: Alleged electronic harassment through naming and exposing a person online.
Course of the proceedings: 14.10.2026 Formally charged — Referred for trial before the Bruges criminal court.

Sources · 2

[1]
Focus en WTVAcid moet naar de strafrechter voor elektronische belaging14 October 2026MediaHigh reliability
[2]
VRT NWS (repris)YouTuber Acid moet voor de rechter komen wegens elektronische belaging van gynaecologiestudent14 October 2026MediaMedium reliability

Last verified: 5 November 2026

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February 2024

2024: suspended three-month sentence and €800 fine for harassment

Conviction

The Bruges criminal court sentenced Acid on 22 February 2024 to three months’ imprisonment suspended and a €800 fine for harassment in the Reuzegom case. Provisional damages were ordered over harm to a family restaurant, with the civil component later settled. The imprisonment was suspended.

State of the evidence: Bruges judgment of 22 February 2024, final status confirmed in April.
Legal status — source text: Criminal conviction became final on 11 April 2024; prison term suspended.
Attribution: Harassment of a former Reuzegom member through disclosure of identifying details.
Course of the proceedings: 22.06.2023 Formally charged — Direct criminal summons brought by private complainants.

Sources · 2

[1]
NOSBoete en voorwaardelijke celstraf voor influencer in zaak Sanda Dia22 February 2024MediaHigh reliability
[2]
Focus en WTV / BelgaStraf Acid is definitief, ook parket gaat niet in beroep11 April 2024News agencyHigh reliability

Last verified: 5 November 2026

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II. Constellation of documented links

No documented link with another published profile for now.

Two profiles are linked when a documented controversy of one names the other. The link points to that controversy and its sources; it does not indicate a personal relationship.

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Controversia profile, updated 5 November 2026. Latest version: https://controversia.info/en/fiche/acid-nathan-vandergunst