Overview
- Judges handed down a four-year, nine-month prison term, consistent with a pre-agreed range, and the verdict is not yet legally final.
- The 31-year-old Romanian admitted luring a six-year-old from the Rulantica water park in summer 2025 and expressed remorse in court.
- Police identified and arrested him in his home country about a week after the assault using witness statements and surveillance footage provided by the operator.
- Court video showed the child exiting with the man’s transponder wristband as he slipped past the turnstile in view of a staff member.
- Europa-Park reports tightened safeguards including linked family wristbands, stronger entry and exit checks, and parent contact bands, while the family criticizes staff for not alerting security or police promptly and describes lasting trauma.