Overview
- The senior prosecutor in Berlin says no investigation is pending against youth councilor Sarah Nagel for obstruction of justice in office.
- Nagel’s lawyer has ordered Education Senator Katharina Günther-Wünsch to withdraw her claim that Nagel was under investigation, citing a written confirmation from prosecutors.
- Police and the Berlin state criminal police are investigating the reported rape of a 16-year-old at the Wutzkyallee youth club and suspected obstruction by public employees.
- The district closed the club and suspended a youth welfare office staffer after documents suggested she tried to hide the assaults to avoid stigmatizing suspects with a migration background.
- An independent expert commission on child protection is being set up to review the handling of the case, with initial findings due by the end of May 2026.