He is said to have abused 70 victims - the prosecutor needs two hours just to read out the indictment

A pediatrician has confessed to years of sexual abuse of patients in court in Potsdam. “I have taken on a lot of guilt,” the man said in front of the district court. He has already confessed to almost all of the crimes - because he wanted to spare the victims from having to testify in court. “It will stay that way.” The doctor from Havelland west of Berlin is accused of a total of 130 cases.

At the start of the trial, the prosecution read out the charges for more than two hours. The 46-year-old defendant is said to have committed the sexual offenses at two clinic locations, in a medical emergency room and in daycare centers. He is said to have taken pictures and videos of the sexual acts on several occasions.

The public prosecutor's office assumes there were more than 70 people affected who were between 2 and 20 years old at the time of the crime. 15 co-plaintiffs were present in the courtroom at the start of the trial.

The investigation against the doctor began in November last year after a mother reported the matter. After the data carriers were evaluated, the case expanded. The charges include crimes against sexual self-determination that spanned more than ten years. The allegations date back to December 2013.