Overview

• A 28-year-old former football coach has admitted to sexually abusing five boys aged 13 to 16 between 2019 and 2024 at Frankfurt regional court.
• He has denied threatening victims even as prosecutors allege he forced some to consume cocaine before assaults.
• The defendant told judges he funded a daily cocaine habit through self-prostitution and only recognized the wrongfulness of his acts after detention.
• Investigators say he groomed victims by playing video games and taking them to fast-food restaurants after meeting them through the team.
• In Gera, a 37-year-old repeat offender is standing trial for abusing his ex-partner’s daughter following a prison escape, with hearings running into early August.