Children offered for abuse on the Internet: Defendant commits suicide before the trial begins

A man (61) is said to have offered children for sexual abuse on the Internet.

He also sent child pornographic content.

Now he took his own life.

• In Würzburg, a man (61) is on trial.

• He is said to have offered children on the Internet for sexual acts.

• His partner's daughter was also a victim of abuse.

Update, October 7th, 11:15 a.m.:

The 61-year-old

, who was to answer for several offenses in the area of ​​child abuse and child pornography before the Würzburg district court, committed suicide shortly before the start of the trial

The German press agency reports.

The

had therefore been

, the presiding

judge announced on Wednesday.

The

defendant's

stated that he met him on Monday - there would not have been the slightest

of the crime.

Note on reporting after suicide:

First report, October 7th, 8:00 a.m.

Würzburg

- Because he has offered other men children to carry out

on the

, a 61-year-old now has to answer before the regional court in Würzburg.

In his chats he wrote, among other things, about

with children as if this were the most normal thing in the world.

For

years

the man from

content.

Children offered on the Internet: man in court in Würzburg

He twice offered children to friends - including the daughter of a friend who was born in 2008.

He described to his

exactly what

the child was ready for.

Then his chat partner suggested a

that luckily never came.

However

, according to the

,

the

the offer was evident

, which is sufficient for an indictment.

Daughter abused by partner: Man sent child pornographic content

Some of the

that the man sent, among other things, show the

of

his partner's

who was born in 1999

.

He is said to have molested her around the age of eleven and

the

.

He also talked to his chat partners about other children and their

- until one of the Internet acquaintances reported him.

His partner separated from the now 61-year-old welfare recipient after the crime became known.

He has now been in custody for about a year

So far,

the man has

on the