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Shock in Barbarossabad: Nine girls victims of sexual assault!
Girls and women were sexually harassed in Barbarossabad Gelnhausen. The police are investigating and witnesses are being sought.
Shock in Barbarossabad: Nine girls victims of sexual assault!
A disturbing incident became known in the Barbarossa outdoor swimming pool in Gelnhausen in which several young girls and women were sexually harassed. Currently, nine affected girls between the ages of 11 and 17 have already reported to the police. The suspected perpetrators, a group of young men between the ages of 18 and 28, were identified by police officers on site and their identities were clarified. The exception was another man who quickly left the bathroom before the police could intervene. Mayor Christian Litzinger (CDU) described this incident as something unprecedented in Barbarossabad this year, even though there were already four bans from the house last year without a sexual background, for example due to theft or minor bodily harm.
The type of harassment that witnesses report seems to be particularly frightening. The affected women explained that they were touched all over their bodies by several men in the pelvic area of the whirlpool. Nils Tischer, the head of the Barbarossabad, emphasized the urgency of reporting attacks immediately, especially when there are high numbers of visitors. The police are now continuing to investigate to determine the exact sequence of events and are hoping for additional information from other witnesses. You can contact the Gelnhausen police via telephone number 06051 – 8270.
Background to sexual harassment
The incidents in Barbarossabad are not isolated. According to a study by the Institute for Applied Sexual Science and the Merseburg University of Applied Sciences, nine out of ten women have already experienced verbal harassment. A similar number report unwanted physical touch. Experts emphasize that sexual harassment, whether verbal or physical, represents a serious impairment of the right to sexual self-determination. Obscene or demeaning comments can lead to legal action, especially if they constitute insults.
The legal framework for protection against sexual harassment includes fines or imprisonment of up to five years in serious cases. There is increasing emphasis on the need to improve both awareness of this problem and responses in society. The SPD parliamentary group is planning to expand legal options against sexual harassment to ensure that verbal harassment can also have legal consequences in order to better protect victims.
In the current situation, it is important that the girls and women affected are encouraged to come forward and share their experiences in order to prevent such incidents in the future. An open discussion about sexual harassment remains essential so that any form of assault is punished immediately and the public is made aware of the issue.
For more information on this case, use the articles from hessenschau.de and ffh.de. You can also find information on the legal background here Deutschlandfunk culture.