German police admitted they had lost a bag carrying huge amounts of data on 1,000 cases of rape for 31 children, media reports said Friday.
The case contained 155 CD-ROMs of the defendant Andreas V, aged 56.
According to Metro newspaper, the "human beast" has committed his terrible crimes since 2008 in the city of Leugd in western Germany.
The magnets and compact discs contain thousands of pictures and videos of Andreas 'crimes against children, which he sells to the delinquents who love such things over the dark Internet. The case shook Germany after it raised many questions about authorities' delay of more than eight years before they discovered These are heinous crimes.
Although some data were found to be equivalent to 0.7 terabytes, Interior Minister Herbert Reul expressed his deep regret over the incident, saying it was a "disaster and a terrible failure" for the police.
The Minister explained that such mistakes should never occur, offering the most apologies to the families of the victims, while noting that a special unit had been set up to investigate the causes of the scandal.
Riol believes the data disappeared on December 25, but that was only discovered on Jan. 30, while the minister's sources explained that the room where the evidence was stored was not properly secured, so it is not known if it was The bag has been stolen or lost accidentally.
Andreas V had started his sexual assault on children by raping his adopted daughter before using it as bait to attract other children. After filming, he sent it to another man, 48, who was later arrested.
The first signs of Andreas's crimes came in 2016, after the police received a report from the father of two children named Janz Rosetska, who said he witnessed Andreas harassment of boys and girls during Christmas celebrations in Bad Pyrmont, but without any legal action at the time.
Later, the employment center in Hamlin, Lower Saxony, reported sexual assaults on Andreas after the center's staff found Andreas assaulting his daughter in one of the rooms while he was in the office looking for work.
After his arrest, Andreas confessed to his crimes before his partner, who was selling sex products online, was arrested, while local media reported that investigations were still underway.