Overview

• Two witnesses in a Hamburg-Wandsbek mall detained a 62-year-old man after they spotted him filming under women’s skirts and taking images of children.
• The men intervened when the suspect tried to delete footage and handed his smartphone over to arriving officers.
• On June 23, the State Prosecutor’s Office ordered a search of the suspect’s Duvenstedt apartment, resulting in the seizure of additional potential evidence.
• Authorities released the man after determining there were no grounds to extend his detention under German upskirting laws.
• Hamburg Police are now analyzing the seized materials and urging anyone who may have been filmed to contact investigators.