Convicted rapist fled at exit. The police have been searching for the man, who is considered dangerous, since Tuesday evening.
The prisoner was in preventive detention at the Tegel Correctional Facility (JVA) The man had been in prison in Brandenburg since 2000 after being convicted of rape. Because of the seriousness of the crime and because he was classified as dangerous, preventive detention was ordered. It was only in December that two dangerous criminals with mental illness escaped from prison. The men were caught a week later.