Overview
- Court-ordered raids began early Thursday across the districts of Starnberg, Dachau, Fürstenfeldbruck and Landsberg under the lead of the Fürstenfeldbruck criminal police.
- Officers encountered 23 suspects aged 13 to 80, carried out on-site measures and released them pending further investigation.
- Investigators secured over 130 phones, computers, tablets and other data carriers whose contents are now under examination.
- Two sex dolls with a childlike appearance were confiscated, possession of which is punishable under German law by up to three years in prison or a fine.
- The operation drew support from Bereitschaftspolizei Dachau and three data-tracking dogs, and police urged the public to save chat logs, note profile names, run WHOIS checks and report suspect content to local authorities.