Overview
- Prosecutors in Gießen say a 34-year-old from the Vogelsbergkreis was remanded after a judge issued a pretrial detention order.
- Investigators traced the suspect via activity on Darknet portals, then seized numerous data carriers with image and video files during a home search.
- Current findings point to six alleged victims around four years old, with identification ongoing and further cases not ruled out.
- The man worked at a daycare in Grebenhain until his arrest, has no prior convictions, and has not commented on the allegations.
- Separately, prosecutors in Landau are probing four suspected cases at a Catholic daycare after a complaint by the Diocese of Speyer, which faces criticism over delayed parent notification.