Berlin Regional Court I sentenced a 69-year-old man to twelve years in prison and ordered subsequent preventive detention, known as Sicherungsverwahrung. According to the court’s findings, between 2016 and 2022 he put sedating substances in the drinks of women he had met online and exploited their condition to rape them. The case before the court concerns 14 women.
The judgment remains open to appeal
The court’s statement confirms that the judgment is not final and can be appealed to Germany’s Federal Court of Justice. The dpa news agency also reports the conviction for 22 rapes and the subsequent detention order.
Context matters
This case places drug-facilitated sexual violence in private encounters, beyond nightlife settings. Our editorial perspective is to focus on consent and perpetrators’ responsibility, avoiding victim-blaming and sensational treatment of survivors’ experiences.
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