Pastor sentenced to four years in prison for severe child abuse

Pastor sentenced to four years in prison for severe child abuse

A former Catholic pastor was sentenced to four years in prison by the Fulda district court after he was guilty of speaking in all 68 charges. Among other things, the serious allegations enclose the possession and spread of child pornographic material, which he obtained via a video chat platform. The court found that the 43-year-old specifically asked children for sexual acts and also included and saved his own video content.

The spokesman for the court, Dominik Dute, said that the large number of charges contributed to the tough punishment, while the senior prosecutor Benjamin Krause was satisfied with the judgment. He underlined that sexual abuse of children is not tolerated without physical contact. For the defense, only a suspended sentence of a maximum of two years was called for, but the judge saw this inadequate. The defense lawyer announced that it would appeal against the judgment. Further details are in a recent report on www.welt.de read.