Pedagogue in Olpe convicted of child abuse on the web!

A 50-year-old educator from Attendorn was recently convicted of the possession of child and youth pornographic content in front of the lay judge in Olpe. The crimes came to light after a DVD was discovered in July 2021 with criminal files in the accused's vehicle. Employees of a car workshop had found them and then informed the police.

When the search for his apartment, further data carriers were secured. Overall, it turned out that the accused was in possession of 72 files with representations of children under the age of 14 and 667 files with representations of children between the ages of 14 and 18. While some of these files show harmless posing, other actual abuse document.

repent and legal consequences

The accused expressed remorse in court, but was unable to explain for his actions. His defense lawyer emphasized that no incidents in the real world were known. The educator had been suspended from duty for some time and had no criminal record or psychiatric treatments in the past. In the event of a suspended sentence, he was ready to use therapy.

The prosecutor applied for one year to be probation, combined with a money requirement of 1,500 euros to the association "Invema" and the proof of therapy efforts within twelve months. The court followed this application and was subject to a year of probation and the money requirement. However, the defender is considering refraining from an appeal.

In addition, it was found in a research after similar incidents that the feeling of being alone with an explicit picture can be stressful. However, there are help offers for those affected, whereby the NCMEC (National Center for Missing & Exploited Children) offers support and help for victims and their families. This also includes crisis intervention and local advisory services, as well as a volunteer program that combines families with each other, which have experienced similar crises, as Missingkids.org