Exhibitionist causes outrage on the train: police intervene!

Exhibitionist causes outrage on the train: police intervene!

In the last few days, the federal police in Bavaria have been under great strain due to exhibitionist incidents. On June 12, the federal police registered an unpleasant incident on the RE 3 regional express when a 65-year-old from Augsburg sexually harassed a 29-year-old physiotherapist from Garching near Munich. She had filmed the man unnoticed, which ultimately led to him stopping his actions after a conversation with her. The federal police arrested the man at Munich main station; He is known as an “old acquaintance” with previous convictions for similar offenses. The Munich I public prosecutor's office has now initiated investigations into exhibitionist acts, even though the man was released after police measures, as oberpfalz-aktuell.com reports.

But such dubious incidents did not only occur in Munich. On April 19, a 28-year-old man from Guinea-Bissau was reported at Dortmund Central Station for his exhibitionist acts. The man exposed his genitals near a bakery. Despite the intervention of security employees, he tried to swallow an unidentified substance from his trouser pocket during a check and fought back against the police. In this case, too, investigations were initiated into various offenses, including resistance to law enforcement officers and causing public nuisance, as presseportal.de notes.

Exhibitionism in focus

Exhibitionist acts represent a significant nuisance to the general public and are punishable under German law. The legal consequences can be severe under certain circumstances. Persons guilty of such acts are liable to imprisonment for up to one year or a fine. In such cases, it is advisable to involve a criminal defense attorney at an early stage, who not only has an eye on the costs and possible penalties, but can also work towards a possible discontinuation of the proceedings, as fachanwalt.de explains.

And the events in Munich didn't end there. On June 13, federal police had to use pepper spray at the main train station when two men, 26 and 32 years old, resisted a check and threatened the officers. A federal police officer was injured during a scuffle, but the two men were overpowered. A rapid drug test showed positive results for cannabis and cocaine. Five people, including three police officers, received medical treatment for minor injuries and the investigating authorities filed charges for various offenses.

Conclusion

As these incidents demonstrate, public safety is an important issue that continues to come into focus. Hopefully, such events will become less common and safety will be improved for everyone. If in doubt, it is good to know that there are legal measures that can be taken against such harassment.