Overview

• Authorities have filed criminal charges against four men aged 18 to 28 in connection with the alleged assaults at the Barbarossabad outdoor pool.
• Police investigations now encompass claims by nine girls aged 11 to 17 who say they were inappropriately touched in the whirlpool area.
• Pool manager Nils Tischer initially sent the first five victims back into the water before more reports prompted lifeguards to call Southeast Hesse Police.
• Mayor Christian Litzinger confirmed all suspects were known to local authorities and this marked the first incident of its kind at the facility.
• Local officials have increased security measures and barred the charged suspects from the pool pending the outcome of legal proceedings.