Overview

• The 63-year-old teacher was arrested at an Erfurt school on June 16 on suspicion of sexual offenses against a former student between 2016 and 2020.
• A magistrate ordered his pretrial detention at 9:30 a.m. and he is now held in a detention center on grounds of flight and reoffending risk.
• Authorities have carried out search measures at the home of a 57-year-old colleague who is under investigation for distributing juvenile pornographic content.
• The Erfurt and Gotha criminal police are working in coordination with the Erfurt public prosecutor’s office to gather evidence.
• Officials have provided limited details so far as the probe into potential charges continues.