Process start in Bielefeld: Shocking allegations against eight suspects!

Process start in Bielefeld: Shocking allegations against eight suspects!

On Friday, the trial against eight defendants, who are accused of raping an 18-year-old after visiting a disco visit, begins at the Bielefeld district court. The alleged perpetrators come from Minden, Bad Oeynhausen and Porta Westfalica. According to Radio Herford the act was done in a parking lot near the discotheque "Goparc".

The main defendants are two 19-year-olds who passed the woman for over an hour. The other accused are said to have stood and filmed parts of the crime with cell phones. The victim was held during the attack and could not defend himself. According to the public prosecutor, the young woman was under the influence of drugs and contracted serious injuries.

indictment and procedural details

The spokesman for the Bielefeld Regional Court confirmed that the prosecutors' indicators were received. Now it is up to the responsible chamber to decide whether the charges are admitted to the main hearing. The start of the trial was scheduled to February if possible, as a deadline expires that, if necessary, ensures that two of the detainees have to be released from pre -trial detention. These two men have the Iraqi nationality, while a total of six men and a woman come from different countries of origin among the other accused, including four Germans and one German Syrian.

The alleged perpetrators were arrested shortly after the crime and have been in custody since then. As a result, the investigators searched several apartments and secured evidence. The evaluation of this evidence is currently underway, although it remains unclear whether knockout drops have been used to numb the victim, as reported by wdr

background statistics on group rape

The past years have documented an alarming number of group rapes in Germany. According to the police crime statistics (PKS), 789 group rapes were registered in 2022, which shows an increase compared to 677 cases in 2021. The previous years also do not note a positive development: in 2020 there were 704, 2019 710 and 2018 659 deeds of this kind. The proportion of non -German suspect has been stable in recent years.

The data comes from special evaluations of the PKS, which are based on the criminal crime key "rape". These statistics illustrate how relevant the topic is in the present time and how urgently preventive measures are required. The social discourse on these horrific acts also remains important to make the victims heard.