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Hamburg Court Sentences 19-Year-Old to 4 Years, 10 Months for Wilhelmsburg Rapes

The youth sentence followed partially closed proceedings to protect a minor victim.

Overview

  • The court found he attacked a 14-year-old and an 18-year-old in a Wilhelmsburg high-rise in January 2025.
  • Judges classified the assault on the 18-year-old as a particularly serious rape and added convictions for threats and dangerous bodily harm.
  • The 18-year-old fell from an external walkway while fleeing and spent several weeks in intensive care with severe injuries.
  • A day later he threatened the 14-year-old with an unloaded gas pistol, forced sexual acts, beat and choked her before she escaped and alerted police.
  • He had contacted both victims via Snapchat, and the presiding judge described the evidence as clear and credited a confession with sparing the victims further testimony.