By Karin Hendrich
The charges against André * (54, electronics technician) and Jutta * (47, businesswoman) T. are so disgusting that you can hardly bear to have the public prosecutor read them out.
The couple from Marzahn is said to have sexually abused their two daughters (initially 7 and 10 respectively) for years. He, the stepfather. You, the birth mother.
The unimaginable: partly together. Sometimes she is said to have sexually stimulated him before he molested the child in question. Up to sexual intercourse. The crime period: 2008 to 2011. The girls only revealed themselves as adults – in the process joint plaintiffs.
The court expects a difficult hearing of evidence. Because there are no other witnesses than the four participants. Any traces are also missing.
And the defendants had their defense attorneys declare at the start of the trial: “The allegations are denied.” Were they innocently dragged before the court by their daughters? Why? Where should the motive for such deep hatred lie?
Now everything depends on the statements of the two young women. In which the parents, according to the motion of the joint prosecutor, should be banned from the room. Otherwise, a “deterioration in the well-being” of the witnesses is to be feared.
Continued: Monday (April 24)
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You suspectthat a child is being mistreated or abused in your environment? Have you seen something that worries you? Then you can register (anonymously) with “Sexual Abuse Helpline” contact: 0800 22 55 530.
children and young peoplewho have experienced abuse can get support from Monday to Saturday from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. on 116 111. On the Website there is also the possibility to chat with the advisors.
Anyone who has the feeling that they have pedophilic tendencies can find contacts in the “Don’t become a perpetrator” project run by the Berlin Charité. On the site and on 030 450 529 450 there is free information. Medical confidentiality applies.
*Names changed