Missbrauch von Achtjähriger in Wien requested: 33-Jähriger angeklagt

A 33-year-old man is suspected of manipulating an eight-year-old girl in Vienna into serious sexual abuse. He will have to answer for this in court on Wednesday.

A shocking case of cybergrooming – where children and teenagers are specifically manipulated online, with perpetrators targeting crimes, especially sexual violence – occurred in Vienna last spring. A man persuaded an eight-year-old girl to photograph and film herself performing sex acts and send him the material. The suspect – a previously unblemished 33-year-old – was traced.

Shocking cyber-grooming case in Vienna: man pretended to be 19 years old

Next Wednesday, the man will have to appear in the regional criminal court for serious sexual abuse of minors, sexual abuse of minors and the production of child abuse images or sexually related images of minors. If convicted, he faces up to 10 years in prison.

According to the indictment, which is available to the APA, the man contacted the eight-year-old girl on Snapchat in late May and began communicating with her on that platform and later via WhatsApp. The defendant pretended to be 19 years old, while the primary school student told him her real age. While chatting, the 33-year-old is said to have initially persuaded the child to send him photos of her intimate surroundings. He then allegedly persuaded the victim to perform sexual acts, during which the girl took photos and videos that she sent to the suspected 19-year-old at his request.

Brother of eight-year-old informed mother about chats with ‘Sam’

The whole matter came to light when the elementary school student’s older brother noticed her communicating on Snapchat with a certain “Sam.” He informed the mother on June 9, who took her daughter’s cell phone and checked it. After noticing the chat history with ‘Sam’, the mother immediately went to the police, handed over her daughter’s phone to the officers and filed a complaint. The suspect was quickly identified through his mobile number.

During his suspect interrogation, the 33-year-old did not make a statement to the police. “In his statement, however, he contritely admitted guilt and deeply regretted his actions,” the prosecutor noted in her complaint. She demands a “punishment appropriate to the crime and guilt” for the suspect.

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