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Dresden Prosecutors Charge Ex-Sports Coach With 34 Counts of Child Sexual Abuse

The 57-year-old has confessed, remains in pretrial detention, with the regional court to decide whether to open the main trial.

Overview

  • The indictment alleges abuses in 2021 and 2022 involving two boys who were 12 and 13 at the time.
  • Prosecutors say some offenses occurred during one-on-one sessions at the coach’s home under COVID-19 contact restrictions.
  • The case has been filed with the Landgericht Dresden’s youth chamber, which will rule on opening the main proceedings.
  • The suspect was arrested on a warrant in May 2025 and has been held in custody since then.
  • Authorities state he has no prior convictions and had coached at a sports club near Dresden, overseeing the two boys during that period.