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In another trial in the abuse complex in Münster, the 45-year-old defendant from Berlin commented on the allegations on the first day of the hearing.
A court spokesman said on Wednesday afternoon that he had made a confession.
In order to protect the victims, the process is largely closed to the public and is expected to end early with a verdict on Friday.
The indictment of the central and contact point Cybercrime North Rhine-Westphalia, located at the Cologne Public Prosecutor, accuses the Berliner, who has a second registration address in Magdeburg, of serious sexual abuse of a child in three cases and of possession of child pornography in five cases.
The victim is said to be an eleven-year-old boy from Münster who has repeatedly been the victim of serious acts of sexual abuse throughout the entire complex.
According to the indictment, the boy was allegedly abused in June 2019 in Hanover and in August and December 2019 in Münster by the defendant in the presence of his 27-year-old foster father, who was accused in the main proceedings.
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By May 7th, the Münster Regional Court had set five further appointments in this subsidiary proceeding.
After the confession, these trial days are no longer necessary.
Alongside Lügde and Bergisch Gladbach, Münster is one of three large crime complexes in North Rhine-Westphalia that have been uncovered since 2019.
It is about sexual violence against a large number of children and about large networks with numerous participants and victims.
There are over 40 suspects in the crime complex, around 30 of whom are in custody.
Around 30 children are said to have been victims.
The verdicts are expected in the spring in the main trial before the Münster Regional Court.