Traunstein Regional Court sentences suspended civil servant to three years and three months in prison after a comprehensive confession.
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The Traunstein regional court heard the case of a suspended police officer who was charged with sexual offenses against minors and possession of child pornography.
The Traunstein regional court has sentenced a police officer to prison for raping a 14-year-old. The officer, who has since been suspended from duty, has to be imprisoned for three years and three months for, among other things, rape, abuse of young people, bodily harm and possession of child pornography. According to the court, she had “fully” admitted the allegations.
At the start of the trial, the public prosecutor's office and the defense agreed on a so-called deal that called for a prison sentence of three to three and a half years. The prerequisite for this was the full confession. Because the public was excluded, the pleadings before the verdict also took place behind closed doors.
The trans woman, who is currently housed in the men's department of the Munich prison, admitted to raping a friend's daughter in the toilet of a fast food restaurant during a trip together in August 2025. She had previously written a pornographic WhatsApp message to the girl, who was around 40 years her junior.
According to investigators, scenes of brutal violence against children can be seen on files found on the defendant. The youngest victims were said to be around three years old. The public prosecutor's office had originally accused the 55-year-old defendant of producing animal pornographic content. However, she was not convicted for this because, from the court's perspective, it could not be proven that she had made the videos with a dog in order to then distribute them. According to the criminal code, this is the prerequisite for a punishment.
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The Traunstein regional court has sentenced a trans woman to three years and three months in prison for raping a 14-year-old and possessing child pornography.
The Traunstein regional court has sentenced a trans woman to three years and three months in prison for raping a 14-year-old and possessing child pornography. The suspended federal police officer confessed to the crimes.