Processes – Cologne – photographer is said to have abused child models: start of process – panorama
Processes – Cologne:Photographer is said to have abused child models: the start of the process
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Cologne (dpa) – A trial against a photographer begins today (9 a.m.) in Cologne because of allegations of sexual or serious sexual abuse of child photo models. A spokesman for the district court said the man was charged with a total of 17 acts against six boys. According to the indictment, the alleged crime period extends from 1999 to June 2021. The man is also accused of possessing child pornography, according to the court spokesman.
Before the trial, the defendant’s defense explained on request that the charges were a “result of highly unfair and suggestive investigations”https://www.sueddeutsche.de/panorama/.”The criminal police’s approach reveals a lot about deep-seated prejudices and an incomprehensible blind zeal for the hunt,” it said in a statement. “Constructs of decades-old events are fueled by liberated employees, allegedly committed media representatives and women disappointed in their affection.” The defense is “optimistic” that the court “can bring the true facts closer.”
Dates for the trial before the 10th Greater Criminal Chamber were set at the Cologne district court until the end of September.
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