Overview

• The indictment charges one count of murder and five counts of attempted murder, with all 204 alleged offenses described as indirect perpetration.
• Authorities link the case to victims in Germany, the United States, Canada and England, including a 13-year-old American who died by suicide and a 14-year-old Canadian who attempted suicide.
• Charges include production, possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material, with prosecutors citing thousands of files that depict extreme violence against children.
• The suspect was arrested at his parents’ home in Hamburg in the summer and remains in pretrial detention at the Hahnöfersand youth facility.
• Because many alleged acts occurred when he was 16 to 19, the court must decide whether juvenile rules apply, which could limit public access to the trial.