Particle.news

Download on the App Store

Police Seek Suspect in Alleged Filming of Mother and 5-Year-Old in Arnstein Pool Changing Room

Investigators are appealing for witnesses to help identify the man.

Overview

  • Police say the incident occurred on Sunday around 10:45 a.m. in a changing cubicle at a swimming pool in Arnstein, Main-Spessart district.
  • The mother noticed a dark smartphone pointed at her and her five-year-old from the neighboring cubicle and, after she alerted her child, the device was withdrawn.
  • The man left the area before he could be identified, and a second woman who noticed him had her husband check the men's changing rooms without success.
  • Authorities report it remains unclear whether the pair were filmed or photographed.
  • Police Karlstadt released a description of a normal-build man about 1.75 meters tall, roughly 40 years old, with West or Northern European appearance, seen using a dark smartphone.