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Reports: Braunschweig Prosecutors File Child Abuse Charges Against Ex-FDP Lawmaker Hartmut Ebbing

The filing follows evidence uncovered in Berlin that linked Ebbing to a 2021 case involving a Goslar family.

Overview

  • Ebbing is accused of sexually abusing a seven-year-old boy in 2021 after meeting the child's mother online, according to media reports citing prosecutors.
  • Die Zeit reports that the indictment has been submitted but has not yet been admitted by the court.
  • Prosecutors say the mother, a teacher from Goslar, allegedly abused her son, sent Ebbing images, and later shared further nude photos, once also showing the boy's nine-year-old brother.
  • According to Die Zeit, prosecutors are also pursuing charges against the mother for abusing a ward, child sexual abuse, and producing and distributing child sexual content.
  • Ebbing denies the new allegations, media report, after a separate 2025 conviction in Berlin for possession and distribution of child sexual material, and the FDP says he has left the party as the Deutsch‑Israelische Gesellschaft confirms his resignation as treasurer.