Wiesbaden (Dpa) – In the fight against sexual abuse of children and young people, 62 apartments and houses in Hesse were searched in the last week. The State Criminal Police Office (LKA) announced Monday in Wiesbaden that the accused were 58 men and four women.
Ten people were interrogated and an arrest warrant was carried out. The arrest warrant is directed against a 25-year-old man from northern Hesse, an LKA spokesperson said. He is accused of pedophilia.
According to the LKA, the 62 searches involved allegations of production, possession and distribution of child pornography or sexual abuse of minors under 18. Investigators secured over 500 items such as laptops, smartphones, DVDs and USB sticks.
According to the State Criminal Police Office, searches were carried out in Wiesbaden, Frankfurt, Offenbach, Darmstadt, Hanau and Kassel. Police were also deployed in the districts of Groß-Gerau, Offenbach, Odenwald, Schwalm-Eder, Main-Kinzig, Wetterau, Marburg-Biedenkopf, Lahn-Dill, Gießen, Fulda, Hochtaunus, Main-Taunus, Darmstadt-Dieburg and Bergstrasse .
