Overview
- The Potsdam prosecutor’s office is investigating suspected severe sexual abuse of a child at the Maßregelvollzug in Brandenburg/Havel.
- The Brandenburg health ministry and LAVG were informed on November 3, conducted on-site checks on November 4 and 6, and filed a criminal complaint on November 10.
- Authorities have not disclosed the child’s age, sex, timing of the incident, or how the child entered the clinic, citing the ongoing investigation and privacy protections.
- Reports by PNN and Tagesspiegel indicate the incident likely occurred months earlier and that the suspicion is directed at patients rather than staff.
- Local reporting says potential leadership or procedural failures at the clinic are being examined, while the site can house up to 131 patients and is one of two such facilities in Brandenburg.