A paediatrician is accused of sexually abusing and raping children while working at a German hospital.
The 46-year-old doctor, from Brandenburg, who has not been named, carried out the alleged offences while on duty at a children’s clinic in Rathenow, eastern Germany.
He was working at the Havelland Clinic when the alleged offences occured spanning more than a decade.
The medic is accused of repeatedly abusing children between early December 2013 until his arrest in November 2025, the German tabloid Bild reports.
He has been charged with 130 counts of sexual offences, including rape.
His arrest came after the alleged abuse of a child at the Rathenow clinic, while the child was at the paediatric ward.
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The child’s mum is said to have filed a complaint against the doctor.
Detectives carried out searches following the complaint.
They are said to have seized several hard drives allegedly containing incriminating material, leading to prosecutors probing whether there were further victims.
The doctor was detained due to the risk of reoffending, according to Bild.
Havelland Clinics said in January it will carry out a review of their safeguarding measures.
It said the principle of having two people present when a child is examined had allegedly been violated, leading to an internal review.
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