Overview

• The Landgericht Görlitz convicted the 40-year-old of 25 rapes, 34 counts of abusing persons under care, 233 fraud offenses, and producing child sexual abuse material.
• Judges said he coerced his former stepdaughters, now 22 and 18, over years, including forcing the elder into group rapes with at least six men.
• Evidence included coercive WhatsApp messages in which he asserted control over the younger victim’s sexual activity.
• The panel weighed a 15-year term but imposed 13 years after crediting a partial confession, while prosecutors had sought 12 years plus preventive detention.
• The verdict excludes preventive detention and may be appealed to the Federal Court of Justice; BILD separately reports unconfirmed allegations that he uploaded recordings and profited from them.