Overview
- The girl initially told police she had been followed from a party and raped in a public toilet at Charlottenplatz on June 27.
- Investigators detected inconsistencies during follow-up interviews and reopened questioning as doubts about the account grew.
- In late July the 16-year-old admitted to police that the alleged rape never occurred and that she had invented the story.
- Stuttgart police have launched an inquiry on suspicion of Vortäuschen einer Straftat, with any legal steps to follow juvenile-law procedures.
- Early coverage relied on a dpa release of police statements, a dynamic that intersects with wider concerns about reporting on sexual assault and public trust.