In the case of an alleged child abduction in North Rhine-Westphalia Velbert is apparently questionable to what extent the suspect has made punishable. "We have nothing, so we can take him in jail," said police spokesman Ulrich Löhe the SPIEGEL.
The suspect is said to have addressed a ten-year-old on his way to school a week and a half ago and then taken him away in his car. "He makes no secret of that," said investigator Löhe. However, the suspect did not commit an offense. Investigators had tracked down the man a few days ago and questioned.
"In Germany, it is not forbidden to speak to a child," Löhe said. Although it is still determined because of deprivation of liberty. But there are no viable proofs that point to a planned kidnapping. About details from the survey he could say nothing, so Löhe. "In any case, that's nothing, so we could prosecute him for a sexual offense."
The investigators are hoping for new evidence from the population. More recently, there have been reports in social networks of apparently similar incidents in the Essen area. Such evidence could help, according to Hehl in the investigation against the man.