Daughter sexually abused – parents charged with communal rape

First they are said to have sexually abused their daughter several times themselves, and later they also pressured them into sexual acts with a friend of the family: The trial against the parents of a 13-year-old girl has begun before the Ellwangen regional court in Baden-Württemberg.

The 45-year-old father and 41-year-old mother are said to have abused their child for months. At the start the charges were read out.

According to the allegations, the parents are said to have brought their then eleven-year-old daughter to perform sexual acts on her father in her bedroom in the spring of 2025.

They are said to have later asked the girl to perform similar acts on a long-time family friend. The 54-year-old is also said to have sexually assaulted the child several times. The parents are said to have made their daughter available for the attacks. He is also said to have received a key for the apartment in Rot am See in order to have access to the child.

Put under pressure with drastic threats

Around the turn of the year 2025/2026, the parents and the boyfriend are said to have committed sexual violence against the now twelve-year-old girl and put her under pressure with drastic threats. According to the public prosecutor's allegations, a sexual assault by a family friend also occurred in the apartment at Christmas.

The parents are accused of, among other things, communal serious sexual abuse of children and communal rape. The proceedings against the family friend should be conducted separately.

According to the court, the girl confided in a teacher and the youth welfare office and was taken into care. The father was arrested in February and is currently in prison for another conviction that has already become final. According to the court, it was a property crime. The mother is at large.

Family friend has gone into hiding

The accused family friend was initially in custody but, according to the court spokesman, is no longer available. He was released from custody because the regional court no longer saw any urgent suspicion of the crime. According to the spokesman, the Stuttgart Higher Regional Court saw this as given. The man is said to have used the time between his dismissal and the appeal decision of the Higher Regional Court to go into hiding.

The trial will continue next Monday. On this day, parents will have the opportunity to comment on the allegations. In addition, the video of the girl's judicial interrogation will be played, presumably behind closed doors. A verdict could come on November 17th.