Serial offender before Berlin Regional Court: three new charges against 39-year-old
A Berliner already convicted twice of rape is facing court again. In the third trial, three further alleged offences are being brought against him.
Third trial against convicted rapist at Berlin Regional Court
As tagesspiegel.de reports, a 39-year-old serial sex offender must answer to the Berlin Regional Court again on Monday from 9.30 a.m. It is already the third trial against the man, who is this time accused of three further alleged offences.
In addition, the judges must decide anew in connection with the first verdict against the former business manager and managing director. The Federal Court of Justice (BGH) partially quashed this first-instance verdict on appeal by the co-prosecutors due to legal errors. That case had concerned the rape of an unconscious female school-leaver.
In November 2025, another chamber of the Regional Court also convicted the man of rape and sentenced him to five and a half years imprisonment, subsequently ordering preventive detention. The court classified him as dangerous to the public and as a serial sex offender. This second verdict is legally binding.
The first proceedings, which also ended in July 2025 with a custodial sentence of five and a half years, were based on the rape of a female school-leaver. During the course of this trial, police carried out a complete analysis of the accused's mobile phone, whereby video recordings brought other victims to light — two women who had been unconscious during the offences. These cases formed the basis of the second trial.
In the now ongoing third trial, the allegations relate to alleged offences from 2014, 2022 and 2023. One woman is said to have been under the influence of intoxicating substances. Eight years later, the accused is said to have attempted to rape a sleeping woman; a year later, he is said to have actually raped the same woman, choking her severely in the process. Five hearing days have so far been scheduled for the proceedings until 4 December.
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