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Final verdict handed down in one of Germany’s most shocking paedophile trials

Tue, 07 Aug 2018 13:33:47 +0200

On Tuesday, a mother and stepfather who prostituted their young son on the internet were sentenced to over 12 years in prison by a court in Freiburg in the culmination of a sprawling, horrifying case.

Two men in Berlin accused of hundreds of child sex abuse acts

Fri, 03 Feb 2017 17:16:15 +0100

Two men went on trial in Germany Friday accused of more than 400 counts of child sex abuse and running a paedophile ring in Berlin that targeted boys as young as six.

German hospital uses therapy to 'treat' paedophiles

Fri, 28 Oct 2016 12:18:14 +0200

A unique German initiative is offering therapy to paedophiles to control their urges, with the aim of getting them help before they offend.

Police warn parents to never post child photos

Wed, 14 Oct 2015 13:26:18 +0200

Police in Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia, have warned parents in the town not to post pictures of their children online where they can be seen by anyone – sparking massive debate among social media users.

MPs want free therapy for paedophiles

Tue, 17 Feb 2015 13:49:17 +0100

MPs from the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in the Bundestag (German parliament) want to force health insurance companies to pay for psychological counselling for potential paedophiles.

Neo-Nazi to face child sex abuse charges

Thu, 13 Nov 2014 17:34:00 +0100

Far-right extremist and former informant for the security services Tino Brandt will face charges of serious sexual abuse of children.

Paedophile ring used girl, 5, to entice victims

Mon, 05 May 2014 18:35:00 +0200

Eleven people arrested on Saturday for running an international paedophile ring have been released. The group is accused of distributing child porn as well as using a five-year-old girl to entice victims.

Family planning group 'justified paedophilia'

Wed, 09 Oct 2013 12:38:00 +0200

Germany's leading family planning group published articles justifying paedophilia during the 1980s and 90s, researchers said on Wednesday. Article headlines included “the misery of a forbidden love.”

Green leader linked to pro-paedo manifesto

Mon, 16 Sep 2013 13:06:00 +0200

Less than a week until the general election and Germany's Green Party leader faces part of his past he thought forgotten. The politician put his name to an election manifesto in 1981 pushing for paedophilia to be legalized.

Pro-paedo text scuppers would-be MP's campaign

Mon, 12 Aug 2013 12:22:00 +0200

A German politician has withdrawn her candidacy for next month's general election after an essay she wrote in favour of legalizing paedophilia was unearthed as part of an investigation.

Brain scans used to detect paedophilia

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 18:01:00 +0200

A study by German scientists shows that it may be possible to identify paedophiles by scanning their brains as they look at pictures of adults and children.

Underage models encouraging paedophilia, ex-supermodel says

Fri, 11 Feb 2011 13:07:00 +0100

Former supermodel Nadja Auermann has reportedly criticised the trend to underage models in the fashion world, saying the situation was creating a beauty ideal flirting with paedophilia.

Justice Minister slams Guttenberg's paedophile-hunt TV show

Tue, 19 Oct 2010 17:04:00 +0200

Justice Minister Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger on Tuesday blasted a new TV show in which Stephanie zu Guttenberg, the wife of the Defence Minister, helps expose alleged child abusers via the internet.

Abuse scandal hits elite progressive school

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:18:00 +0100

Pupils at a progressive private boarding school in Hesse were regularly sexually abused, the Frankfurter Rundschau newspaper reported Saturday. The news follows a series of revelations about Catholic schools in Germany.

Police bust child porn ring using mobile phones

Sat, 24 Jan 2009 09:57:00 +0100

Investigators in Germany have for the first time uncovered a paedophilia network distributing images via mobile phones as police this week raided more than 400 homes across the country.