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Clinic Reports Safeguard Breach in Abuse Probe of Rathenow Pediatrician

Prosecutors are investigating possible further victims.

Overview

  • The 45-year-old Havelland Kliniken doctor is accused of sexually abusing a child during a 2 November 2025 examination at the Rathenow site.
  • He was arrested on 24 November and has remained in pretrial detention after a judge cited risk of repetition.
  • Investigators say analysis of seized data carriers produced indications of additional offenses against children and adolescents, but they have not disclosed case numbers or technical details.
  • Havelland Kliniken says the four-eyes rule was violated in the suspected incident, has fired the doctor, and has begun an internal review with an external child-protection expert and an internal special officer.
  • Police have opened a witness hotline at 0331-5508-2848 reachable daily from 07:00 to 20:00, and the clinic has set up a parents’ support line.