Human trafficking in Cologne region: police arrest three suspects
Police in the Cologne metropolitan area have arrested three young men. They are accused of forcing juveniles into prostitution and robbing customers.
Human trafficking in Cologne region: police arrest three suspects
Officers have taken three men aged between 23 and 27 into custody. The arrested men are accused of organised human trafficking. They are alleged to have sexually exploited minors in the Cologne area and simultaneously stolen from customers.
In the course of the investigation, authorities searched five flats in Cologne and in the neighbouring towns of Wesseling, Leverkusen and Solingen. They found, among other things, mobile phones, which were secured as evidence. According to the assessment of the public prosecutor's office and Cologne police, the group consists of six alleged principal perpetrators and two supporters.
According to findings so far, a 17-year-old girl is alleged to have been forced into sexual services during the period from October to November 2025. With regard to a 16-year-old, the group made an attempt to do the same, but this failed. Investigators also suspect a sexual assault occurred.
Furthermore, the defendants are alleged to have lured two customers to supposed meetings. There, they are alleged to have robbed the men under considerable physical coercion.
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