Overview

• The 55-year-old suspect was presented to an Offenbach investigating judge on July 14 and is now held in pretrial detention under a court-issued arrest warrant.
• Investigators seized two mobile phones, two tablets, three data carriers, a digital camera and documents during searches of the suspect’s Offenbach residence and workplace.
• Authorities also raided a 17-year-old’s home in Bad Homburg on July 10, and prosecutors are investigating his alleged role in distributing child pornographic material.
• Prosecutors allege the suspect orchestrated the sexual abuse of about 50 Pakistani boys aged six to ten in a gaming center equipped with studio cameras and livestreaming technology.
• Hesse’s specialized FOKUS unit is leading cross-border probes into how videos of the abuse were sold via messaging services and the Darknet.