Two young people were allegedly raped in Gera in November last year. Three suspects have been identified.
The victims are two young women aged 17 and 18. They told the police that the offence took place after a dance event in a flat in Heinrichstraße in Gera. A witness had previously reported the sexual assault on the two young people to the police.
Several men are said to have been involved in the offence. According to the information, the two women had met some of the men during the dance event. The 17-year-old and the 18-year-old were in Gera at the end of last year as part of a student exchange programme. They are originally from the Czech Republic, according to the police and public prosecutor’s office.
The police investigated intensively in the weeks and months that followed and carried out a total of seven house searches in December 2023. In the meantime, eight people were investigated by the police.
After evaluating all the evidence and investigation results, the list of suspects shrank. Only three people from Syria, aged 22, 25 and 30, were suspected of the offence.
In July 2024, the public prosecutor’s office brought charges against the three men. The two main perpetrators are accused of rape and the third is accused of sexual assault. At the request of the public prosecutor’s office in Gera, arrest warrants have since been issued for the main perpetrators.
On July 17, one of the wanted men, a 30-year-old, was arrested by the police. He was brought to court on the same day, but the arrest warrant was suspended subject to conditions.
The second man wanted by warrant has not yet been arrested. However, a manhunt is underway for him.