He is said to have made child pornography with little boys in a big way and spread it in the so-called Darknet, now further details about the Würzburg speech therapist became known. According to the city administration, the man has cared for two foster children for years. But there are no signs of abuse at first, said city spokesman Georg Wagenbrenner of the German Press Agency. Earlier, the "Main Post" reported on it.
The children are doing well in the circumstances. "There have been no physical or mental evidence of abuse," said Wagenbrenner accordingly. The public prosecutor's office was initially not reachable for an opinion.
The 37-year-old speech therapist and his partner took care of a four-year-old boy and a five-year-old girl, as Wagenbrenner said. In the course of the investigation, the children had been brought to a caregiver. Whether they were there on the weekend and how it continues for the children, said the spokesman not.
Silence with the suspect
The case had become known on Thursday and had caused a stir throughout Germany. The suspect speech therapist is in custody, his partner had been released after initial investigations. The investigators check hundreds of photos and videos and investigate the suspicion of serious child abuse. The speech therapist had contact with children in various institutions. So far, he is silent on the allegations.
Attorney Christian Schorr of the Central Office Cybercrime Bavaria said it does not indicate that the foster children are also shown on the pictures. He called for a cautious coverage. "The very extensive investigation, of course, continues in all directions with regard to the victims," said the official from the central office, which is based in Bamberg, on request. New findings on the case would not exist.
According to the city of Würzburg, the speech therapist and his partner have been involved since 2014 as foster parents. For that they had been extensively checked, said Wagenbrenner. There have been "three extensive personal conversations" as well as home visits and internships. A suspicion was not come up. It was her first engagement as a foster parent, said the spokesman.
Wagenbrenner did not rule out that after the incident, the rules for foster parents could be tightened. For concrete measures, it was still too early. The city initially focused on informing unsettled parents and putting together phone numbers to help the city respond to inquiries. According to the city of Würzburg, 98 children are cared for in foster care.