Overview
- Investigators searched 20 residences in the Altötting and Mühldorf districts and confiscated mobile phones and other storage media.
- About 25 officers executed the coordinated searches on orders from the Traunstein public prosecutor’s office.
- Police report 20 male suspects, with ages spanning from under 14 to 68.
- Analysts will check whether illegal images were only downloaded or also shared, a distinction that can shape charges and penalties.
- The action is part of a broader regional push that created specialized police units and assigned five prosecutors after 911 cases in 2024 and 729 in 2025.