Overview

• Judges scheduled the ruling for around 13:00 on Monday in Frankfurt.
• Prosecutors allege the 44-year-old father repeatedly raped his three biological children and his stepson from 2009 to 2024 in Frankfurt and Offenbach.
• The youngest alleged victim was four years old at the time of some offenses.
• A co-defendant, described as the father's friend, is accused of filming many assaults and committing sexual acts himself.
• Investigators say online tips led to searches that seized more than 250 child-abuse images and videos, including files allegedly produced by the defendants, who remain in pretrial detention.