Overview
- One incident took place at the Dinamare pool in Dinslaken, where a 37-year-old man is accused of touching two girls on Saturday, May 22, and staff called police after a guardian tried to confront the suspect.
- A second report involved a 30-year-old man at the Allwetterbad Walsum in Duisburg-Vierlinden, where a witness alerted security after an alleged touching on Pentecost Monday, May 25, and a multi-person confrontation followed.
- The Duisburg criminal police unit Kriminalkommissariat 15 has taken over both investigations and is examining the exact sequences of events and whether criminal charges apply.
- In both cases pool employees, security or witnesses intervened and the minors were returned to their parents; police emphasized that unwanted touching, lewd comments or covert photography can be criminal offenses.
- The Walsum case revives earlier local safety concerns after a 2024 brawl that led to debate over measures such as ID or bag checks and family-only hours, and officials may now face renewed pressure to review security rules at municipal pools.