Advertisement

Police arrest suspected molester of 175 kids

DPA/The Local
DPA/The Local - [email protected]
Police arrest suspected molester of 175 kids
File photo: DPA

UPDATE: A taxi driver, who is accused of sexually abusing 175 children and adolescents, kept a disabled boy in his apartment in Brandenburg for four weeks.

Advertisement

Police had been searching for the severely disabled 14-year-old for the last month when he was found in the man’s apartment in Lübbenau, Brandenburg, on Friday.

The man, whose 13-year-old daughter sometimes lived with him, was arrested.

Cottbus prosecutor Petra Hertwig said on Sunday the boy had been sexually abused and the divorced taxi driver is being investigated for 175 cases of child abuse stretching back 20 years.

According to prosecutors, the 14-year-old knew the man and when he went missing four weeks ago after he went to his home.

Prosecutors repeatedly visited the 52-year-old’s home over the period to question him about the disappearance of the boy, but never saw the teenager because he hid behind a cupboard when they came round.

“What happened in the apartment is only gradually coming to light,” police said.

The man is accused of molesting 100 children and 75 adolescents. 

SEE ALSO: Munich midwife 'tried to kill pregnant mums'

More

Join the conversation in our comments section below. Share your own views and experience and if you have a question or suggestion for our journalists then email us at [email protected].
Please keep comments civil, constructive and on topic – and make sure to read our terms of use before getting involved.

Please log in to leave a comment.

See Also