Overview

• Stephan Hensel remained under cross-examination, asserting he sought supervised contact for Christina Block in Denmark, which the defense argued would have required her to forgo broader rights in Germany.
• The presiding judge deemed questions about alleged file leaks to media impermissible due to an ongoing investigation and paused proceedings before reaffirming the ban.
• Hensel acknowledged passing case files to his wife, saying he believed she would join the case as a co-complainant, and denied sharing them with his children.
• Block’s newly hired PR adviser Béla Anda was ordered out of the public gallery as a potential witness, and Hensel’s lawyer said he intends to have Anda questioned about media influence.
• Defense lawyers pressed Hensel on prior youth-welfare assessments and past incidents involving Block’s partner Gerhard Delling, as the broader case centers on an alleged New Year’s Eve 2023/24 abduction that Block denies commissioning.