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 The trial of a staff sergeant on a rape accusation that started Thursday has highlighted a problem that appears to be on the rise in the German army - sexual assault of female soldiers. https://www.thelocal.de/20200821/rape-trial-of-sergeant-shines-spotlight-on-sexual-assault-in-german-army Fri, 21 Aug 2020 13:04:14 +0200 rape-trial-of-sergeant-shines-spotlight-on-sexual-assault-in-german-army Police are looking for two further suspects in the case of an alleged gang rape of an 18-year-old woman in the southwestern German city of Freiburg. https://www.thelocal.de/20181102/two-more-suspects-being-sought-in-alleged-gang-rape-in-freiburg Fri, 02 Nov 2018 15:45:01 +0100 two-more-suspects-being-sought-in-alleged-gang-rape-in-freiburg In mid-April a 13-year-old girl was on the way home from the swimming pool when a group of boys dragged her into a forest and repeatedly raped her. https://www.thelocal.de/20180614/prosecutors-reveal-details-of-brutal-gang-rape-of-teen-outside-dsseldorf Thu, 14 Jun 2018 13:04:37 +0200 prosecutors-reveal-details-of-brutal-gang-rape-of-teen-outside-dsseldorf Authorities in Wiesbaden have detained a man on suspicion of raping and murdering a teenage girl. A second suspect is believed to have fled to Iraq. https://www.thelocal.de/20180607/police-hunt-iraqi-asylum-seeker-over-rape-murder-of-teenage-girl Thu, 07 Jun 2018 17:23:43 +0200 police-hunt-iraqi-asylum-seeker-over-rape-murder-of-teenage-girl A south German court on Wednesday sentenced a soldier to eight years in prison for raping a young boy whose mother allowed him to be abused in exchange for money. https://www.thelocal.de/20180517/soldier-jailed-in-case-of-freiburg-mother-who-sold-young-son-for-sex Thu, 17 May 2018 11:10:41 +0200 soldier-jailed-in-case-of-freiburg-mother-who-sold-young-son-for-sex Police in Bochum had to defend themselves against accusations of a cover up on Wednesday after they failed to report on a violent rape which took place in a city park. https://www.thelocal.de/20180228/bochum-police-take-heat-for-keeping-brutal-rape-by-serial-offender-secret Wed, 28 Feb 2018 15:58:40 +0100 bochum-police-take-heat-for-keeping-brutal-rape-by-serial-offender-secret As accusations of sexual misconduct against famous men swept through the media in the Anglophone world late last year, Germany stayed silent. That changed this month when one of the country’s most famous directors was accused of rape. https://www.thelocal.de/20180116/metoo-has-arrived-in-germany-heres-why-its-so-controversial Tue, 16 Jan 2018 15:27:33 +0100 metoo-has-arrived-in-germany-heres-why-its-so-controversial Hussein K. is currently on trial over the rape and murder of a 19-year-old student. He told migration authorities he was 17 and that his father was killed in Afghanistan. But now his father, alive and well in Iran, has told the court his son is 33. https://www.thelocal.de/20171208/teen-asylum-seeker-on-trail-for-freiburg-murder-was-33-says-father Fri, 08 Dec 2017 16:44:15 +0100 teen-asylum-seeker-on-trail-for-freiburg-murder-was-33-says-father The man told women that he was conducting a medical trial on cancer in order to win their trust. https://www.thelocal.de/20171204/medic-sentenced-to-10-years-jail-for-sedating-and-raping-several-women Mon, 04 Dec 2017 16:31:07 +0100 medic-sentenced-to-10-years-jail-for-sedating-and-raping-several-women A 31-year-old man was found guilty of rape by a court in Bonn on Thursday and was sentenced to eleven and a half years in custody. https://www.thelocal.de/20171019/man-who-raped-camper-while-holding-saw-sentenced-to-11-years-in-jail Thu, 19 Oct 2017 16:13:13 +0200 man-who-raped-camper-while-holding-saw-sentenced-to-11-years-in-jail A long-distance truck driver has been charged with the rape and murder of a 27-year-old jogger, whose body was found in the woods on the outskirts of Freiburg in November last year. https://www.thelocal.de/20171010/prosecutors-press-charges-over-rape-and-murder-of-freiburg-jogger Tue, 10 Oct 2017 14:01:14 +0200 prosecutors-press-charges-over-rape-and-murder-of-freiburg-jogger The trial involving a man accused of extortion and raping a young woman who was on a camping trip with her boyfriend began in a Bonn regional court on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20170925/trial-begins-of-branch-saw-wielding-man-suspected-of-raping-woman-in-bonn Mon, 25 Sep 2017 14:31:13 +0200 trial-begins-of-branch-saw-wielding-man-suspected-of-raping-woman-in-bonn The young refugee, who has been put on trial for the rape and murder of a teenage student in Freiburg last year, admitted his guilt in an extensive statement to the court on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20170911/defendant-admits-guilt-in-trial-over-murder-and-rape-of-freiburg-student Mon, 11 Sep 2017 18:23:39 +0200 defendant-admits-guilt-in-trial-over-murder-and-rape-of-freiburg-student The mayor of Leipzig has condemned his police force for suggesting women run in twos after a jogger was raped in one of the city’s parks on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20170904/police-criticized-for-reaction-to-brutal-rape-of-jogger-in-leipzig Mon, 04 Sep 2017 17:50:08 +0200 police-criticized-for-reaction-to-brutal-rape-of-jogger-in-leipzig The grim details of the rape, abuse and murder of a young Chinese student by a German couple last year shook many across Germany. Now the 21-year-old perpetrators have been sentenced to prison. https://www.thelocal.de/20170804/man-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-rape-and-murder-of-chinese-student Fri, 04 Aug 2017 13:36:00 +0200 man-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-rape-and-murder-of-chinese-student A 26-year-old man who raped a student in a restroom of Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich was sentenced to six years and nine months in a secure psychiatric unit on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20170714/man-who-raped-student-in-munich-university-toilets-given-7-year-prison-sentence Fri, 14 Jul 2017 16:36:46 +0200 man-who-raped-student-in-munich-university-toilets-given-7-year-prison-sentence Three Ethiopian men stand accused of violently raping a women at a carnival in Mühlhausen last year. The woman told the court on Monday that she recognized the men. https://www.thelocal.de/20170620/woman-identifies-all-three-attackers-during-group-rape-trial Tue, 20 Jun 2017 12:03:19 +0200 woman-identifies-all-three-attackers-during-group-rape-trial A 29-year-old was found guilty in Lübeck on Thursday of "the most terrible crime" the court had ever seen. https://www.thelocal.de/20170615/man-jailed-for-ten-years-for-filming-rape-of-two-year-old-daughter Thu, 15 Jun 2017 18:22:15 +0200 man-jailed-for-ten-years-for-filming-rape-of-two-year-old-daughter Police in north Hesse spent Tuesday morning searching for a young woman who they believed had been abducted and raped at a bar. Unbeknownst to them, the woman didn't actually exist. https://www.thelocal.de/20170607/teen-invents-girlfriend-then-her-rape-setting-police-on-wild-goose-chase Wed, 07 Jun 2017 17:30:16 +0200 teen-invents-girlfriend-then-her-rape-setting-police-on-wild-goose-chase A 32-year-old Iraqi refugee was found guilty on Tuesday of the rape of two Chinese students at a university in western Germany. The initial arrest fired off a national debate about sexual violence by asylum seekers. https://www.thelocal.de/20170516/man-jailed-for-11-years-for-rape-of-two-chinese-students Tue, 16 May 2017 18:38:04 +0200 man-jailed-for-11-years-for-rape-of-two-chinese-students