German doctor who sexually abused more than 70 children over more than a decade appears in court and admits to the crime

(Central News Agency Berlin, Comprehensive Foreign News Report on the 2nd) A pediatrician in eastern Germany was suspected of sexually abusing more than 70 children over more than 10 years. He appeared in court today in the eastern German city of Potsdam (Potsdam), a suburb of Berlin, and admitted to most of the crimes. The trial is expected to last until December.

Agence France-Presse reported that the 46-year-old doctor was accused of committing more than 130 crimes related to child sexual abuse while working at clinics in the eastern German cities of Nauen and Rathenow between 2013 and 2025.

After the indictment was read out in court today, the defendant doctor made a brief speech, admitting most of the alleged conduct, reiterated his previous guilty plea, and expressed his deep sense of guilt.

In most documented cases, the doctor would enter the victim's room and instruct him to remove his clothes so that he could be photographed and sometimes videotaped. The victims are mostly male.

The doctor is suspected of sexual assault in multiple cases on the pretext of performing medical procedures.

The doctor was arrested about a year ago after a child's mother reported suspected sexual abuse to authorities.

Prosecutors said a search of the doctor's electronic devices revealed more imaging evidence of criminal conduct.