It is a scenario that has become all too common in Western Europe in recent years: two young women in the city of Erfurt, Germany were lured into a man’s apartment, where one of them was raped after they were both threatened.
According to Public Prosecutor Dorothee Ohlendorf, the accused man, identified as 25-year-old Mohammad S., met the two women on the night of Aug. 31, 2024, in downtown Erfurt. Both of the women were 18 years old at the time. They have testified that they were “slightly drunk” when they met Mohammad.
He then convinced both of them to accompany him back to his apartment.
GERMANY: "You're not leaving here until one of you has sex with me."
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Mohammad S., a 25-year-old Afghan armed with a machete, raped an 18-year-old and is now standing trial in Erfurt.
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Once they arrived, Mohammad offered them cocaine. The two young women soon decided to leave, but according to their testimony, he blocked their exit, saying, “You won’t get out of here until one of you has sex with me.”
He then threatened the women with a 20-centimeter-long (eight-inch) machete.
Mohammad sexually assaulted one of the women in his bed while her friend was forced to lie motionless on a sofa, less than a meter away. The attack continued until dawn broke.
The accused rapist wasn’t done with them yet, however. Before he would allow them to leave, he took photos of their ID cards and told them that if they ever told anyone about the attack, he would find them.
According to the German newspaper Bild, the subsequent investigation revealed that Mohammad S. had previously been convicted of other crimes. What is worse is that investigators discovered that he had allegedly been repeatedly abusing a girl who was under 14 years of age since March 2022.
Mohammad has defended the abuse on the grounds that it was a “relationship,” claiming that he did not know that the girl was under the age of consent. Whether or not this is accurate is expected to be revealed in his next hearing, on Monday.
Mohammad’s trial is currently underway. He has refused to confess to his crimes, and has also accused the two women of stealing money from him.
A verdict is expected in Mohammad’s trial next week.