A paediatrician in Germany has been charged with 130 cases of rape and other forms of sexual abuse targeting children, prosecutors said.
The unidentified suspect, who worked in clinics in Brandenburg state near Berlin, allegedly committed the crimes over 12 years, they said in a statement on Wednesday, without specifying how many children were abused.
“The accused is charged with 130 counts of sexual offences” while employed by the healthcare provider Havelland Kliniken, said the Potsdam public prosecutor’s office.
“These include, among other things, allegations of aggravated sexual abuse of children and rape.”
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The offences are alleged to have occurred between December 1, 2013 and November 5 last year.
The prosecutors said “the accused is alleged to have committed a large number of the offences while performing his professional duties” at clinics in Rathenow and Nauen, two towns in Brandenburg.
They said the charges made public on Wednesday had been laid on May 6.
