Court of law - Castrations in the living room? Trial against 74-year-old
A 74-year-old man with no medical training is alleged to have offered and carried out castrations and other surgical procedures in return for payment. As a result, the man from Sömmerda in Thuringia has been on trial for grievous bodily harm at Erfurt District Court since Thursday.
In order to protect the victims, the indictment was read out in camera. The 74-year-old is alleged to have carried out interventions in eight cases. Seven men from different regions of Germany are said to have been affected, according to the public prosecutor's office. The 74-year-old is charged with, among other things, grievous bodily harm, as the victims are said to have permanently lost their ability to reproduce.
The accused is said to have offered his services on internet forums and carried out the procedures in the living room of his home. The procedures allegedly included the amputation of testicles and penis. The men concerned are said to have paid between 500 and 2200 euros for the operations.
The public prosecutor's office assumes that the acts are punishable, even if the men concerned agreed to them themselves. In the event of a conviction, the range of punishment is between three and 15 years, according to the public prosecutor's office.
The accused himself remained silent at the start of the trial. However, his defense lawyer stated that the man would make a statement during the further course of the trial if necessary. It is unclear when the trial will continue. The accused is ill himself and is planning to undergo an operation.
The key data is reminiscent of a case from Bavaria: in December 2021, a then 67-year-old electrician was sentenced to more than eight years in prison for grievous, dangerous and simple bodily harm at Munich II Regional Court. He had admitted to offering "castrations" on sadist forums on the internet. Several men paid him money to torture them and remove their testicles, for example. One of the men died after the procedure - the court was unable to find out why.
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- The alleged crimes occurred in Thuringia, specifically in Sömmerda, raising concerns about the prevalence of such criminality in the region.
- The public prosecutor's office in Thuringia is handling the case, which involves a 74-year-old man who offered and performed surgeries, including castrations, in his living room.
- Seven men from various regions across Germany are believed to have been affected by these procedures, resulting in permanent bodily injury and loss of reproductive capacity.
- The accused has been charged with various offenses, including grievous bodily harm, as these procedures violate health and legal norms in Germany.
- The trial is taking place at Erfurt District Court, and the accused's silence at the start of the trial has left the outcome uncertain.
- This case in Thuringia draws parallels to a similar case in Bavaria, where a 67-year-old man was sentenced to over eight years in prison for performing similar operations under dangerous conditions, causing bodily injury and death to several men.
Source: www.stern.de
