Munich (dpa / lby) – The police searched several apartments and houses in the Munich area on suspicion of child pornography. The police announced on Thursday that 16 suspects between the ages of 19 and 64 were being investigated for possessing the relevant files. “According to the current status, they do not know each other and have not exchanged anything with each other,” said a police spokesman.
Two suspects are also accused of serious sexual abuse of children. A 64-year-old is said to have bragged about the abuse of his then nine-year-old daughter in an online message, and a 19-year-old is accused of raping a then 13-year-old. During the searches on Monday, computers and smartphones were seized from all the suspects.
The investigators are now evaluating the files on the devices, said the police spokesman. The crimes were reported to the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) by a non-profit organization from the USA.
