An Afghan migrant has been arrested for allegedly sexually abusing an 11-year-old girl at knifepoint in a bathroom at a German special needs school. The victim, referred to as Samira (not her real name), attends the Hans Zulliger School in Koblenz. On April 28, she briefly left her classroom to use the bathroom when she was attacked by a man and an accomplice.
Bilal Colak, the family's lawyer, stated: 'The girl told me that one of the two young men pulled down his trousers during the assault. A knife was also involved.' Terrified by the incident, Samira confided in her sister a few days later, leading her family to file a police report promptly.
The suspect, identified as unemployed Nassar S, was arrested and has been in pretrial detention since May 5. According to BILD, friends of Samira reported seeing two significantly older men in the schoolyard on the day of the attack. A classmate noted that the victim remained in the bathroom for approximately 20 minutes during the lesson.
The public prosecutor's office in Koblenz confirmed that 'investigations are underway regarding a possible accomplice.' Concerned parents in the area described both men as known 'troublemakers' in the neighbourhood, specifically for 'targeting young girls.'
Eveline Dziendziol, spokeswoman for the Supervisory and Service Directorate (ADD) in Trier, which oversees schools, said: 'The school has established a crisis team. In addition to the school principal, this team includes school social workers, counsellors, school inspectors, the school authority, the school psychological service, and police representatives.' Counselling and support services are available to students. Since the incident, 'structural modifications' have been made to the entrance of Hans Zulliger School, and more adults have been assigned to supervise children during breaks. An intercom system with video function is already in place.
A mother, who picks up her daughter from school daily, expressed deep concern to Bild: 'If our children aren't even safe at school anymore – where are they?' Nassar S is also accused of abusing a second girl, according to BILD. Senior public prosecutor Kirsten Mietasch of Koblenz confirmed: 'It is true that another criminal complaint has been filed against the accused for an alleged sexual offence.'
In a separate case, a 28-year-old Chinese student was found guilty in April of two counts of attempted murder and seven counts of aggravated rape in Germany. Zhongyi J was sentenced to 11 years and three months in prison after a Munich judge described his crimes as 'monstrous acts,' adding that 'we have entered uncharted legal territory.' The case is reminiscent of the decade-long abuse perpetrated by Dominique Pelicot against his wife Gisele in Mazan, France. Zhongyi J was accused of drugging and raping his neighbour at least seven times between February and December 2024. Prosecutors said he knowingly administered life-threatening doses of sedatives and anaesthetics. 'I know I did something terrible and that it has had terrible consequences,' he told the court in February.
The trial was part of a broader investigation into eight men active in a Telegram chat group called the 'German Driving School.' All but one of the accused are Chinese, and all but one live in Germany. Their victims, almost exclusively Chinese women, were romantic partners, colleagues, friends, or acquaintances. Most women were unaware of the crimes until contacted by police. In the Telegram group, members used code words to discuss medications, dosages, actions, and shared photographs and video footage. 'Looking for a car' referred to searching for a new victim; 'oil' or 'fuel' meant sedatives; 'luxury car' referred to an attractive woman; and sedated victims were called 'dead pigs.'
The ringleader, Dapeng Z from Frankfurt, was arrested in November 2024 after several victims filed charges in Hesse. Charlotte Hirz, a psychologist at LARA, a resource centre for victims of sexualized violence in Berlin, told DW: 'What I think makes this case particularly striking... is simply the dehumanisation that becomes so clear in the way the perpetrators treat the victims: comparing them to cars or even calling them dead pigs.'
