The German police are investigating left-wing politicians for failing to act on group rapes at youth centres in order not to «stigmatise Muslims.»
The investigation suggests that the Youth Councillor for Neukölln (Berlin), from the left-wing party Die Linke, prevented social services from reporting rapes to the police. Ultimately, it was the father of one of the victims who filed the complaint.
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The German judicial authorities They are investigating possible criminal liability in the handling of a rape case at a youth centre in the Neukölln district., in Berlin. According to the Information from Die Welt, The prosecution is analysing whether political and technical officials impeded or delayed the reporting of the events.
Sixteen-year-old girl gang-raped at a neighbourhood youth club«
The police received a complaint from a father who said that Her 16-year-old daughter had been the victim of sexual harassment and a gang rape at the Neukölln youth centre.. The complaint states that a centre user raped the girl last November after episodes of sexual harassment, including groping. Months later, eight youths raped the girl in a secluded room. It has also emerged that the rapists filmed the assaults and used the footage to blackmail the victim, and that they tried to contact her younger sister and pressure her into meeting them. According to the complaint, the centre's management was immediately aware of the incidents.
It appears that there are earlier police reports referring to forced hugs, touching of the breasts and buttocks, and tugging at girls' skirts in this same facility. The police do not rule out that there may be more cases and are contacting girls who attended the centre.
This centre is a facility for adolescents in the neighbourhood, offering educational and leisure activities under the supervision of social services. The facility is an open space designed to improve the integration of young people with social problems, but it is open to everyone. At the youth centre, leisure activities, homework support, outings are organised, and social and emotional support is provided to identify situations that may require the involvement of social services.
Avoid the stigmatisation of Muslims
One of the most controversial aspects of the case is why it was not reported sooner. Officials at another youth centre who were aware of the case informed the police that they had recommended notifying the authorities. This sworn statement, reproduced by Bild and BZ, said: «In this context, we informed the social services coordinator that a complaint needed to be filed. The social services coordinator refrained from doing so, as she feared being ostracised by the group of perpetrators. In essence, she said that Muslim boys are already under enough scrutiny by the police and that she wanted to avoid general suspicion.».
The decision places the management of the case on particularly delicate ground: putting considerations of image or coexistence before the immediate activation of protection mechanisms. For the time being, the police only know that the decision not to report it was taken by a technical manager in social services, with no direct political affiliation.
The investigation is now analysing whether this inaction was a serious lapse of judgement by a civil servant or whether political figures are also involved. At this point, The police are investigating the role of the district youth councillor from the left-wing party Die Linke.. According to reports on Welt.de, the police suspect that Sarah Nagel was aware of the rape and ordered that nothing be done. If it is confirmed that she knew of the incident, she could face charges of obstructing justice. She maintains that she was not informed until days after the events, but the reality is that it was neither she nor her subordinates who informed the police, but the victim's father.
The Berlin City Council admits errors in the protection of minors.
In the face of the political uproar, Berlin's Senator for Education and Youth, Katharina Günther-Wünsch (CDU), told the House of Representatives that His administration opened an investigation upon learning of the case, but that the conflicting accounts provided by the Neukölln district forced a formal review to be initiated. This review concluded that no standard child protection procedure had been activated.
Meanwhile, the youth centre has remained closed since 13 March as the criminal police and the public prosecutor's office continue to investigate the events, amid growing political pressure and with a motion to dismiss the councillor still blocked by her own party.
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