Current Legal Situation Regarding the Statute of Limitations for Serious Sexual Offenses: In cases of rape or severe sexual abuse of children, the statute of limitations is 20 years. However,…
In Germany, the number of actual or attempted rapes per year is fairly well documented. In 2016, there were nearly 8,000 cases, including around 250 in Saxony-Anhalt. In Saxony, there…
“No Means No” or “What Exactly is a Recognizably Opposing Will?” According to the new Section 177 I of the German Criminal Code (StGB), sexual acts are punishable if they…
False allegations of sexual abuse and rape are not a new phenomenon, but they are steadily increasing. The Bavarian State Criminal Police Office cites in a study on rape and…
