After seven months: federal police officer identifies harasser on train
A federal police officer with exceptional facial recognition abilities has identified and arrested a man on a regional train. The 46-year-old is alleged to have sexually harassed a passenger in April.
Man identified on regional train after seven months
According to sueddeutsche.de, a federal police officer with special facial recognition abilities has apprehended a suspected offender. The 46-year-old was arrested on Wednesday in Rotenburg an der Wümme, after he is alleged to have harassed a passenger in April through indecent exposure on a regional train between Bremen and Scheeßel.
The identifying feature led to the manhunt: the victim identified the man from video recordings. The images were forwarded to a so-called super-recogniser – a police officer with exceptional facial recognition abilities. This officer was deployed on Wednesday on the RB41 when a passenger caught his attention, whom he immediately recognised as the wanted man.
The suspect's identity was definitively established at Bremen main railway station. He now faces criminal proceedings for indecent exposure. The man made no statement regarding the allegation.
Source: Die Zeit Kriminalität