In the misuse of Bergisch Gladbach investigators have arrested a fifth suspect. According to police and prosecutors, the man is a 38-year-old from Krefeld.
A police spokesman said that there was a connection to the arrests after a search of apartments in Bergisch Gladbach at the end of October. He did not name further details. The search of the 38-year-old's apartment lasted on Tuesday evening.
At the end of October, about three terabytes of data were collected during the search of the property in Bergisch Gladbach, which should, among other things, show serious sexual abuse of the child. The police goes out because of the amount of data from lengthy investigations, you have found hundreds of thousands of pictures and videos.
At least six children were allegedly abused
Four men were arrested after the search in Bergisch Gladbach: a 42-year-old from Bergisch Gladbach, a 26-year-old from the vicinity of Wiesbaden, a 38-year-old from Niedernhausen and a 33-year-old from the Mettmann district. They are accused of possessing and distributing child pornography and severe child sexual abuse.
They are said to have abused at least six children up to the age of ten, according to the investigators. It is reportedly the children or stepchildren of the suspects. The youngest victim is not even a year old. The men are said to have exchanged pictures according to previous findings on Internet chats.