Overview

• Police say a 20-year-old allegedly harassed and restrained a 13-year-old in the Kitzingen outdoor pool on August 14, and a lifeguard detained the suspect until officers arrived.
• The girl sustained minor injuries and was treated on site, and a 14-year-old was verbally harassed in a related incident, according to authorities.
• An investigative judge ordered pretrial detention on August 15 on suspicion of sexual abuse of children at the request of Würzburg prosecutors.
• Kriminalpolizei Würzburg appealed for additional witnesses and issued a hotline (0931/457-1732) to gather further information about the incident.
• Germany’s pool operators’ association said most of roughly 3,000 outdoor offerings remained safe this season, citing measures such as personalized online tickets, digital ID checks and closer work with police, while recent local statistics show mixed trends across states and cities.