Overview

• The 32-year-old confessed in court to non-contact sexual abuse of children and to possessing illegal images.
• Prosecutors say he targeted girls under 14 via social media from his Berlin-Köpenick home internet connection to obtain intimate photos and videos.
• The indictment covers 14 alleged cases from 2020 and 2021 involving victims aged 12 and 13.
• He allegedly posed as a 14- to 17-year-old and sent a 12-year-old a set of instructions directing her to create nude images.
• In court he expressed remorse, denied intending in-person meetings, cited a 2021 house search as a turning point, and said he has sought therapy.