German Federal Court Confirms 12-Year Sentence in Edenkoben Child Abuse Case

The perpetrator, a repeat offender, will serve a prison term followed by preventive detention for the 2023 abduction and assault of a ten-year-old girl.

• The German Federal Court of Justice (BGH) upheld the April 2024 verdict against a man convicted of abducting and sexually abusing a ten-year-old girl in Edenkoben, Rhineland-Palatinate.
• The perpetrator, previously convicted of multiple sexual offenses, was sentenced to 12 years in prison and ordered to undergo preventive detention after serving his term.
• The crime occurred in September 2023 when the man abducted the child on her way to school, assaulted her, and filmed the act before being apprehended following a police chase.
• The case has reignited discussions about the mandatory use of electronic ankle monitors for high-risk offenders following their release from prison.
• The court made minor corrections to the original verdict but dismissed the appeal, making the judgment final and legally binding.

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