Overview
- Police in North Rhine-Westphalia say the alleged abuse took place on the kindergarten’s premises in Marl between December 2024 and late April 2025.
- The alleged victims are eight girls aged three to five, according to the police statement.
- Officers searched the suspect’s apartment, seized multiple data carriers, and report that the material has already been evaluated.
- An arrest warrant has been issued, and the male employee, a German citizen, has been held in pre-trial detention since early September.
- Parents of the affected children have been notified, and authorities are limiting public details to protect the victims while investigations continue.