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 Pope Francis has ordered an apostolic visitation of the archdiocese of Cologne, which has been rocked by a damning report on child sex abuse, the diocese said Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20210529/pope-probe-german-diocese-over-child-sex-abuse Sat, 29 May 2021 14:10:20 +0200 pope-probe-german-diocese-over-child-sex-abuse An independent study commissioned by the Roman Catholic Church uncovered hundreds of cases of sexual violence committed by clergy and laymen in Germany's top diocese, its authors said Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20210318/over-300-victims-sexually-abused-through-germanys-top-diocese-in-cologne Thu, 18 Mar 2021 13:00:59 +0100 over-300-victims-sexually-abused-through-germanys-top-diocese-in-cologne 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 scout leader in the small Baden-Württemberg town of Staufen is being investigated for alleged sexual abuse. The man is said to have abused four victims “up to 400 times”. https://www.thelocal.de/20190508/german-scout-leader-investigated-for-sexual-abuse Wed, 08 May 2019 11:41:24 +0200 german-scout-leader-investigated-for-sexual-abuse From allegations of sexual abuse to a lost suitcase of evidence, the Lügde caravan park scandal has exposed a child pornography ring and highlighted suspected police malpractice. We break down the grim details capturing the attention of the nation. https://www.thelocal.de/20190425/child-pornography-obstruction-of-justice-and-the-largest-abuse-scandal-in-german-history Thu, 25 Apr 2019 14:28:21 +0200 child-pornography-obstruction-of-justice-and-the-largest-abuse-scandal-in-german-history More than 3,600 children were sexually assaulted by Catholic priests in Germany over nearly seven decades, local media reported Wednesday, citing a study commissioned by the German Bishops Conference. https://www.thelocal.de/20180912/catholic-priests-abused-thousands-in-germany-study Wed, 12 Sep 2018 16:12:41 +0200 catholic-priests-abused-thousands-in-germany-study A German court on Monday jailed a Spanish man for 10 years for repeatedly sexually abusing a young boy whose mother and stepfather sold him to paedophiles online. https://www.thelocal.de/20180806/spanish-paedophile-jailed-in-freiburg-for-buying-boy-online Mon, 06 Aug 2018 19:18:26 +0200 spanish-paedophile-jailed-in-freiburg-for-buying-boy-online 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 At least 547 boys at a German Catholic choir school fell victim to sexual and physical abuse in what some later compared to "prison, hell or a concentration camp", an investigator's report said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20170718/547-boys-were-abused-at-german-catholic-choir-school-lawyer Tue, 18 Jul 2017 15:02:33 +0200 547-boys-were-abused-at-german-catholic-choir-school-lawyer A mother in Lower Saxony was sentenced to four years in prison on Wednesday for selling her 16-year-old daughter online for sex. https://www.thelocal.de/20170208/mother-gets-four-years-prison-for-forcing-teen-daughter-into-prostitution Wed, 08 Feb 2017 13:11:23 +0100 mother-gets-four-years-prison-for-forcing-teen-daughter-into-prostitution A man in Bavaria accused of recording himself sexually abusing a young girl has been arrested, just hours after police released his photo in a public manhunt. https://www.thelocal.de/20170127/man-arrested-for-recording-repeated-sexual-abuse-of-8-year-old-girl Fri, 27 Jan 2017 16:08:28 +0100 man-arrested-for-recording-repeated-sexual-abuse-of-8-year-old-girl Former MP Sebastian Edathy quit his job and left Germany after videos of naked children were found on his computer. https://www.thelocal.de/20160527/im-definitely-not-a-paedophile-disgraced-mp Fri, 27 May 2016 13:18:03 +0200 im-definitely-not-a-paedophile-disgraced-mp A court in western Germany found a man guilty of sexually abusing a child using communications sent through messaging app WhatsApp. https://www.thelocal.de/20160222/court-whatsapp-messages-can-be-sexual-abuse Mon, 22 Feb 2016 12:19:05 +0100 court-whatsapp-messages-can-be-sexual-abuse 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 34-year-old woman from Bavaria was allegedly sexually abused and held prisoner for nearly a week in the US, according to police. The woman had flown to North Carolina for a man she met online. https://www.thelocal.de/20140613/german-woman-allegedly-sexually-abused-on-online-date-in-usa Fri, 13 Jun 2014 13:53:00 +0200 german-woman-allegedly-sexually-abused-on-online-date-in-usa Five teenagers are being held in custody in Munich after two girls aged 15 and 16 were sexually abused and possibly raped at a party in the centre of the Bavarian city at the end of last week. https://www.thelocal.de/20130220/48081 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 13:59:00 +0100 48081 Police are slowly uncovering a group of paedophiles who worked as volunteers at a Berlin park miniature steam train ride – and used the opportunity to sexually abuse boys who came to help. https://www.thelocal.de/20111027/38489 Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:08:00 +0200 38489 A male nurse is under investigation for sexually abusing at least three young boys in the intensive care ward of a Berlin hospital and filming the attacks, prosecutors announced late Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20101222/31959 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 10:00:00 +0100 31959 A court in Hesse sentenced a Catholic priest to seven years’ jail Thursday for sexually abusing children hundreds of times over more than a decade, often filming the assaults. https://www.thelocal.de/20101125/31421 Thu, 25 Nov 2010 18:08:00 +0100 31421 Germany's Catholic Church unveiled on Tuesday tougher guidelines on investigating and preventing child sex abuse that it hopes will stop a repeat of the hugely damaging scandals of this year. https://www.thelocal.de/20100831/29519 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:25:00 +0200 29519