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Frankfurt (Oder) Court Jails Youths for Luring and Assaulting Gay Men

The case shows German juvenile courts will impose prison terms for violent robberies arranged through dating apps.

Overview

  • The court sentenced a 19-year-old to three years and eight months and a 20-year-old to two years and six months, with two others receiving suspended terms and one a warning.
  • Prosecutors said the group used fake profiles on dating apps to lure gay men to remote spots where they beat, robbed, and humiliated them.
  • The attackers often recorded the assaults on video and later admitted the crimes in court.
  • Because most defendants were minors or young adults under juvenile law, the trial ran largely behind closed doors, though the verdict was announced in public.
  • The court said it found no evidence of a wider network or a political motive behind the attacks.