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Rulantica Case Suspect Extradited to Germany, Ordered Held in Pretrial Custody

German investigators take over the case following his transfer from Romania under an international warrant.

Overview

  • The 31-year-old was placed in Untersuchungshaft by a Freiburg judge after being handed to German authorities, according to police and prosecutors.
  • Romanian police transferred the suspect to Germany on Thursday at Bucharest’s Henri Coanda airport under an international arrest warrant.
  • He had been arrested about a week earlier in his home village of Lugasu de Jos and held in extradition custody in Oradea.
  • Investigators allege he lured a six-year-old from the Europa-Park water park Rulantica on August 9 into a forest and sexually assaulted her, and the child was later found five kilometers away.
  • German authorities say the investigation continues with involvement from the Baden-Württemberg state criminal police office, and it remains unclear whether the suspect has given a statement.