Overview

• The Bundesgerichtshof in Leipzig dismissed appeals from six defendants, making the 2023 Landgericht Hamburg verdict legally binding.
• Nine young men were convicted of raping a 15-year-old girl in Hamburg Stadtpark in September 2020; one was acquitted.
• The convicted individuals received youth sentences ranging from one year to two years and nine months, mostly suspended.
• The victim, intoxicated at a park festival, was sequentially assaulted by multiple perpetrators exploiting her vulnerable state.
• The judicial process spanned nearly five years, concluding with the Federal Court's decision in May 2025.