A CONTROVERSIAL Dutch TV show that invites a panel to decide if a woman has been raped or not is set to air next week.

"Raped or Not", which will make its debut on November 7, has sparked outrage in the Netherlands with the recent sexual abuse scandals involving Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein and actors Dustin Hoffman and Kevin Spacey.

4 Dutch TV show ‘Raped or Not?’ featuring actors will air on November 7 in the Netherlands Credit: Central European News

The show by Dutch broadcaster BNNVARA will feature several real-life court cases of sexually transgressive behaviour with alleged rapes re-enacted by actors.

A panel of 14 youngsters will then discuss the final ruling of the judge.

Its producer, Bernard van den Bosch, blames most of the outrage on the "in-your-face title" of the show.

He said: "First everyone raised their eyebrows, now everybody says: 'What a timing.'"

But he believes the recent sex scandal stories that have emerged have shown the topic is "nuance".

4 The controversial show starring actors only has caused outrage in the wake of recent sexual abuse scandals that have emerged Credit: Central European News

4 The show features several real-life court cases with alleged rapes re-enacted by actors Credit: Central European News

He gave the example of a recent Dutch scandal involving two male TV producers, in which Jelle Brandt Corstius claimed he was raped by Gijs van Dam, who in turn said the sex was consensual.

Van den Bosch said: "Those are personal dramas. One says rape, the other sees it as an innocent sexual encounter. Our show is about that grey area."

4 A panel of youngster then discuss if the woman is sex attack victim or not Credit: Central European News

Many Dutch citizens have expressed their disapproval of the upcoming show on social media saying the topic is being so insensitively discussed.

One user commented: "They do everything nowadays just for ratings."

Another wrote: "An ethically and emotionally very difficult topic like this does not seem very suitable for this format in which people can give their unabashed opinion. Bizarre idea.

"Luckily it is written very clearly in the law what juridically is seen as rape, so there is no discussion about that."

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