Overview

• Officers stopped a 48-year-old Romanian during a check at the Rottal-Ost service area near the border just after midnight on Wednesday.
• A records check showed he was wanted by the Bochum public prosecutor’s office, according to Federal Police.
• He is accused of severe sexual abuse of a child, with reporting indicating the alleged abuse spanned about two years.
• Following the arrest, he was transferred to a penal institution to await further proceedings.
• Bochum prosecutors are leading the case, and investigative and pretrial steps are continuing.