Numerous children are said to have become victims of sexual abuse – an overview of the first details.
Wuppertal – In proceedings by the Wuppertal public prosecutor’s office against two suspects for the sexual abuse of children, around a hundred other suspects were suspected of having committed crimes. The WDR reports. It can be assumed that proceedings will be initiated against them on suspicion of procuring child pornography, the investigators said on Wednesday.
In the original child sexual abuse case, investigations into the two suspects, aged 22 and 44, have been completed. They are accused of abusing children from 2016 to 2021 and having photographed and filmed it.
According to the report, the youngest victim was only five years old at the time of the crime. The images of the abuse are said to have been used by around a hundred other suspects, who are now being pursued by the local investigators.
The 22-year-old from Wuppertal was arrested in April last year, the 44-year-old who last lived in Wetter in June, the public prosecutor said. The older man is still in custody, the youth chamber at the Wuppertal district court must decide on the opening of the main proceedings.
The 22-year-old has now been admitted to a psychiatric ward because he may be less criminally responsible. Both men face long prison terms if convicted. (tu/afp)
