Trial against convicted sex offender after crimes committed while on prison leave

A sex offender convicted in Lower Saxony, who is said to have sexually abused a boy from Lower Franconia during his prison leave, will appear before the Aschaffenburg regional court from October 7th. The public prosecutor's office accuses the 23-year-old defendant of multiple serious sexual abuse, producing child pornographic content, rape and bodily harm. The victim from the Aschaffenburg area was said to have been twelve years old at the time of the crime between March and May 2025, as the regional court announced.

The suspect is also said to have sexually assaulted a then eleven-year-old in July 2025 - where remained initially unclear. The crimes are said to have occurred while the sex offender, who had already been legally convicted in Lower Saxony, was on prison leave.

According to the information, the Aschaffenburg public prosecutor's office intends to apply for the defendant to be placed in preventive detention in addition to a punishment during the main hearing. Preventive detention follows the serving of a prison sentence. In principle, it is not limited in time.

The 23-year-old was arrested in Bavaria at the end of July 2025 and is in custody.

The proceedings take place before the 2nd Youth Chamber as a youth protection court. It is basically public. However, there is still the possibility that the public will be excluded from the interrogation of the victims. The court has set a total of four trial days until October 21st.

The Hanover Regional Court had already sentenced the defendant to a total prison sentence of five years and four months in September 2021 for serious sexual abuse of children as well as for sexual abuse of children and other offenses. The detention took place in the youth center in Hameln. From January 29, 2025, the man was granted leave to prepare for his release, the Aschaffenburg regional court announced.

Before his prison leave, he is said to have had several unaccompanied trips. In the meantime, these have been suspended because he is said to have used an exit to search for freely accessible images with his cell phone. According to the Lower Saxony Ministry of Justice, these may have been capable of causing sexual arousal. The relapse was dealt with therapeutically.