Overview

• The half‑hour report follows Mara, raped twice at 18 during Bundeswehr service, and Ann‑Kristin, assaulted by a long‑time friend in 2013, as they describe persistent fear and life‑altering trauma.
• Mara’s attackers were convicted after a years‑long case, she was urged to delay therapy until after trial, she still struggles to find a trauma therapist, and police recently informed her that one perpetrator was released.
• Ann‑Kristin’s assailant was convicted but fled abroad during an appeal and remains internationally wanted, and her victim compensation pension was later stopped, prompting a legal fight for recognition.
• The film reports that victims are often advised to avoid therapy before testifying, which can leave them without support amid long proceedings and scarce specialist treatment options.
• Context from official data notes 13,320 recorded rapes, sexual coercion or severe sexual assaults in 2024, a 9.3% rise, with the BKA estimating only about 10% reported and 376 Bundeswehr probes opened that year.