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Pensioners in court: shocking allegations of abuse against neighbors!
A 74-year-old from Esslingen is on trial for child abuse after allegations against him became public. The trial begins at the Stuttgart regional court.
Pensioners in court: shocking allegations of abuse against neighbors!
The abuse of children is a devastating crime that causes horror not only in Germany but also worldwide. There have been alarming developments in this regard in recent weeks, particularly in the Esslingen district.
A 74-year-old pensioner from Ostfildern is currently standing before the Stuttgart regional court. He is accused of abusing the neighbor's child, a girl aged five to six, in his apartment. The trial opened on June 28, 2025, and the public prosecutor's office made serious allegations against the defendant: He is accused of a total of eight cases of sexual abuse and the distribution of pornographic writings. Loud Stuttgart News, he is said to have forced the girl to film herself and shared the videos with an unknown person. The crimes came to light when the child confided in his family.
Procedure of the defendant
The details of the 74-year-old's actions are disturbing. Charges show that the defendant did not commit physical assault, but did perform sexual acts with objects on himself and masturbated in front of the child. He also showed the child pornographic material and asked suggestive questions. The police found videos on his cell phone documenting these acts. The pensioner has been in custody since January this year and has no previous convictions.
A legal discussion took place at the beginning of the trial behind closed doors. The possible sentences for the serious charges could range from three years to five months to four years, depending on the defendant's possible confession.
Another case of child abuse
In another case, the Karlsruhe Public Prosecutor's Office recently brought charges against a 45-year-old man who is said to have incited women in the Philippines to sexually abuse children in front of the camera over several years. These alerts show how global the problem of child sexual abuse is. The man, who had been a customer of a live stream platform since 2018, transmitted his instructions via chat and had girls between the ages of five and 13 abused. He is also in custody and proceedings are underway against another alleged customer, a 55-year-old from the Reutlingen district. This information comes from SWR.
The numbers speak volumes
The frightening statistics on child sexual abuse in Germany make it clear how serious this problem is. According to the police crime statistics (PKS), a total of 15,520 cases of child sexual abuse were registered in 2022. Of particular concern is the increase in cases of distribution, acquisition, possession and production of child pornography, which totaled 42,075 in 2022. The number of unreported cases is also high because many of these crimes occur in secret and are not reported. Reference is made to the lack of data on the reality of abuse, such as commissioned-abuse.de reported.
The coming weeks will be crucial for those affected and society as a whole, especially when it comes to coming to terms with the reality of sexual abuse. The continuation of the trial against the 74-year-old defendant is scheduled for July 10, 2025. In the hope of justice, society will look at further developments with suspicious eyes.