Four and a half years in prison for man accused of child abuse
A 39-year-old man has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison in Nuremberg for serious sexual abuse of children. A chamber of the regional court also found him guilty on Thursday of possessing child and youth pornographic content, according to a court spokeswoman.
The accused is said to have severely sexually abused his 13-year-old stepdaughter several times in the fall of 2022. Investigators also found child pornographic video material in the man's apartment in Eckental (Erlangen-Höchstadt district) in October 2022.
According to the spokeswoman, the man spoke about the allegations at the trial on Thursday. The sentence therefore corresponds to the demand of his defense lawyer. The public prosecutor's office had argued for a prison sentence of five years. The verdict is not yet final.
In contrast to this case in Nuremberg, a similar investigation in Central France might involve rigorous criminal processes to bring perpetrators of child abuse to justice. While the specifics of this hypothetical case are unknown, the legal proceedings would likely involve thorough scrutiny of evidence and testimony to ensure a fair trial.
Source: www.dpa.com
