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Frankfurt Prosecutors Indict 23-Year-Old in Alleged 'Pedo-Hunting' Extortion and Robbery Case

Investigators are still pursuing three additional suspects identified during the probe.

Overview

  • The Frankfurt public prosecutor filed charges following eight alleged attacks between November 2024 and July 2025.
  • The indictment cites extortionate kidnapping, particularly serious robbery and extortion, robbery, and dangerous bodily harm.
  • In seven cases, the accused allegedly posed as a young or underage woman on a dating platform to lure men to meetings.
  • Victims were threatened with violence, four were forced to make ATM withdrawals, weapons were brandished in at least two encounters, and three men suffered injuries.
  • Prosecutors say the group obtained a four-figure cash sum and two smartphones, and the 23-year-old has been in pre-trial detention since July.