Psychiatrist warns: High risk of relapse for Ayleen's murderer!

Psychiatrist warns: High risk of relapse for Ayleen's murderer!

Mittelhessen, Deutschland - A psychiatric expert has found an alarming risk of relapse for the murderer of 14-year-old Ayleen. In a current process, Hartmut Pleines, the expert, expressed that the perpetrator, who had already been convicted in the past two and a half years, has not shown any argument with his crimes. Because of this ignorance, the psychologist sees a "extremely unfavorable risk of relapse" for further sexual crimes. The 32-year-old is currently charged with a new allegation of a child's sexual abuse without physical contact. In this case, he is accused of masturbating during a video phone call when he spoke to a 13-year-old.

In the course of the process, the possibility of preventing the perpetrator is also dealt with. He had already spent 10 years in the enforcement of measures due to another sexual offense in the past. Ayleen met the accused about sexualized chats on social networks and first blackmailed them. In July 2022 he killed her in a forest in Central Hesse, and her body was later found in a lake. According to the expert, the accused shows no feelings of guilt or remorse. He is classified as fully guilty and the expert certifies the lack of internal standards and values.

process course and legal implications

The process will continue on February 25, 2025 with the pleading of the public prosecutor and defense. In another case that developed in the past few weeks, a revision of the public prosecutor's office with regard to a decision on preventive detention was rejected by an former court. A BGH judgment of April 17, 2024 has clarified the examination scale for the dangerous forecast for preventive detention in the post-proceedings. This refers to the overall assessment of the convict and his deeds, whereby it is crucial how the treatment affects the relapse rate.

The legal basis for preventive detention, in particular Section 66a (3) of the Criminal Code, plays a central role in this topic. While the district court of Deggendorf rejected accommodation in preventive detention, the BGH stated that a comprehensive analysis of the perpetrator personality and the previous legal biography is necessary. This judgment throws a light on the difficulties that can occur in such procedures, especially if the risk of relapse is classified as high.

research on the relapse rate of sexual offenders

The topics of relapse rate and treatment of sex offenders are also the subject of extensive research at the Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law. A research project examines how treatment in social therapy institutions affects the renewed sexual element. Here, protection and risk factors are collected in order to analyze the influence of the influence of these factors on the behavior of dismissed sex offenders.

The draft law to combat sexual offenses came into force in January 1998 and led to sex offenders with more than two years in prison to be transferred to such social therapy institutions. Treatment in these institutions includes various forms of therapy and is intended to help reduce the relapse rate compared to non -treated criminals.

However, previous studies show that the effectiveness of these measures is inconsistent. Further investigations are necessary in order to understand the influencing factors on the legal probation after the release of prison. Challenges such as fears of stigmatization and emotional adjustment difficulties after discharge remain significant factors that need to be mastered.