https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Pressure increased on Friday on a powerful German Catholic archbishop who has for months blocked the publication of a report about alleged sexual abuse of minors by members of his diocese. https://www.thelocal.de/20210130/tensions-mount-in-german-catholic-church-over-abuse-report Sat, 30 Jan 2021 11:10:41 +0100 tensions-mount-in-german-catholic-church-over-abuse-report German bishops agreed Thursday that victims of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church are entitled to payouts of up to €50,000 each, a figure campaigners insisted was far too low. https://www.thelocal.de/20200924/german-catholic-church-to-pay-abuse-victims-up-to-50000 Thu, 24 Sep 2020 18:48:54 +0200 german-catholic-church-to-pay-abuse-victims-up-to-50000 German bishops have announced higher compensation for victims of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church but victims say the proposals fall far short of expectations. https://www.thelocal.de/20200306/we-will-continue-to-fight-german-church-increases-payouts-but-abuse-victims-say-its-not-enough Fri, 06 Mar 2020 09:48:06 +0100 we-will-continue-to-fight-german-church-increases-payouts-but-abuse-victims-say-its-not-enough Horrific details have come to light in the Lügde trailer park child sexual abuse investigation, including that children were forced to abuse each other. https://www.thelocal.de/20190513/new-details-emerge-in-worst-child-sexual-abuse-scandal-in-german-history Mon, 13 May 2019 13:22:03 +0200 new-details-emerge-in-worst-child-sexual-abuse-scandal-in-german-history A German court said Tuesday it could not enforce a Chilean prison sentence for a former member of a Nazi paedophile sect for complicity in child sex abuse. https://www.thelocal.de/20180925/german-court-says-it-wont-jail Tue, 25 Sep 2018 17:03:52 +0200 german-court-says-it-wont-jail More than 27,000 images of torture and killings allegedly perpetrated by the Assad regime in Syria have been handed to German prosecutors who are investigating possible abuses, a rights group said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20170922/german-justice-handed-27000-images-of-torture-and-killings-by-assad-regime Fri, 22 Sep 2017 17:40:43 +0200 german-justice-handed-27000-images-of-torture-and-killings-by-assad-regime A German court on Monday handed a five-year prison term to a doctor who fled Chile after being convicted there of complicity in child sex abuse at a Nazi paedophile sect. https://www.thelocal.de/20170815/nazi-sect-paedophile-doctor-handed-5-year-jail-term Tue, 15 Aug 2017 11:16:57 +0200 nazi-sect-paedophile-doctor-handed-5-year-jail-term Zookeepers are being accused of abusing young elephants in Hanover after activists caught them on film hitting the animals, public broadcaster ARD reports. https://www.thelocal.de/20170404/hanover-zookeepers-reportedly-caught-on-film-abusing-young-elephants Tue, 04 Apr 2017 20:15:46 +0200 hanover-zookeepers-reportedly-caught-on-film-abusing-young-elephants The former head of an emergency refugee shelter is on trial this week in Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, accused of raping a female asylum seeker several times. https://www.thelocal.de/20161115/asylum-home-boss-on-trial-over-rape-of-refugee Tue, 15 Nov 2016 16:16:33 +0100 asylum-home-boss-on-trial-over-rape-of-refugee As the United States continues to debate gun control in the wake of the Orlando massacre, The Local speaks with a criminologist about how parenting practices rather than laws have made Germans less violent. https://www.thelocal.de/20160620/why-us-gun-violence-is-so-much-worse-than-germanys-gun-control-germany Mon, 20 Jun 2016 14:01:21 +0200 why-us-gun-violence-is-so-much-worse-than-germanys-gun-control-germany World-renowned musician David Garrett told German media that his porn star ex-girlfriend is "blackmailing" him in a lawsuit that claims he had bizarre, at times abusive, sexual fetishes. https://www.thelocal.de/20160607/german-celebrity-violinist-says-porn-star-ex-is-blackmailing-him-david-garrett Tue, 07 Jun 2016 13:21:10 +0200 german-celebrity-violinist-says-porn-star-ex-is-blackmailing-him-david-garrett A huge majority of Christian refugees have been the subject of some form of harassment during their time in refugees homes, a report by a charity has found. https://www.thelocal.de/20160510/majority-of-christian-refugees-suffer-abuse-in-homes-report Tue, 10 May 2016 18:06:02 +0200 majority-of-christian-refugees-suffer-abuse-in-homes-report Fresh cases of abuse in Regensburg cathedral choir were revealed by investigators on Friday, who said at least 231 children have been abused by priests and teachers since the 1950s in a scandal that has rocked the Bavarian city. https://www.thelocal.de/20160108/at-least-231-children-abused-in-regensburg-choir Fri, 08 Jan 2016 13:54:26 +0100 at-least-231-children-abused-in-regensburg-choir Germany's branch of the Catholic Church will "never" be finished dealing with the fallout from decades of abuse against children by members of the clergy, a bishop said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20151208/church-still-dealing-with-history-of-abuse Tue, 08 Dec 2015 11:36:03 +0100 church-still-dealing-with-history-of-abuse Police said on Monday that they're investigating possible foul play after a sea lion was found beaten to death at Dortmund Zoo. https://www.thelocal.de/20151109/police-probe-mysterious-murder-of-sea-lion Mon, 09 Nov 2015 15:18:46 +0100 police-probe-mysterious-murder-of-sea-lion A judge ordered two Hamburg parents jailed on Tuesday after hearing how both were complicit in the abuse of their own children, including shooting pornography featuring their 13-year-old daughter. https://www.thelocal.de/20150617/hamburg-court-sentences-parents-for-abuse Wed, 17 Jun 2015 10:59:52 +0200 hamburg-court-sentences-parents-for-abuse A Hanover police officer already under investigation for allegedly harshly mistreating at least two refugees had previously pointed his gun at another officer and ordered him to perform sex acts. https://www.thelocal.de/20150519/torture-cop-reportedly-sexually-harassed-with-gun-hanover Tue, 19 May 2015 16:07:05 +0200 torture-cop-reportedly-sexually-harassed-with-gun-hanover The diocese of Regensburg announced on Monday it is cooperating with the victims' organisation White Ring to investigate sexual and physical abuse at the Domspatzen Choir, Die Welt reported. https://www.thelocal.de/20150427/regensburg-diocese-cooperates-on-abuse-claims Mon, 27 Apr 2015 20:38:10 +0200 regensburg-diocese-cooperates-on-abuse-claims A Munich court this week opened the trial of a 53-year-old man, who is accused of committing 406 counts of child abuse after winning his victims' trust with alcohol, cigarettes and treats. https://www.thelocal.de/20150203/chef-in-dock-for-400-counts-of-child-abuse Tue, 03 Feb 2015 11:39:33 +0100 chef-in-dock-for-400-counts-of-child-abuse Almost 50 complaints have been made against guards at asylum seekers' accommodation in North Rhine-Westphalia, state interior minister Ralf Jäger said on Wednesday. The state is at the centre of a refugee abuse scandal. https://www.thelocal.de/20141016/almost-50-complaints-against-nrw-refugee-guards Thu, 16 Oct 2014 10:00:00 +0200 almost-50-complaints-against-nrw-refugee-guards