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49-Year-Old Reported for Rape After Alleged Groping in Oktoberfest Beer Tent

A judge will decide today whether the arrested suspect is held in pre-trial detention.

Overview

  • Police say a 21-year-old visitor from North Rhine-Westphalia reported repeated touching over her clothing to her genitals without consent.
  • The incident was reported around 23:30 on September 23 inside a beer tent at the Munich festival.
  • Festival security alerted officers, who brought both the woman and the suspect to the Wiesnwache where the man was arrested.
  • Authorities have formally reported the case for rape under German law, according to Munich police and dpa.
  • Separately that night, police cited an American tourist for concealing a prohibited item in his lederhosen.