Overview
- Police searched 325 apartments across Berlin, Brandenburg, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia, launching investigations into 317 suspects during an action week against sexualized violence toward children.
- Berlin cases focus on 21 male suspects aged 15 to 74, with officers seizing 47 mobile phones, 48 computers and laptops, and 62 additional data carriers for examination.
- In Upper Bavaria, investigators searched 23 properties tied to 23 suspects aged 13 to 80, securing more than 130 devices and two childlike sex dolls, whose possession is a criminal offense.
- Brandenburg authorities report four investigations into suspected direct sexual abuse of children in addition to cases involving illegal images and videos.
- Most suspects were identified, questioned and released as evidence processing continues, with officials noting a 2024 nationwide peak in such offenses and a near tripling of cases over five years.