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  "textContent": "The accused 46-year-old doctor worked at the Havelland Clinic in Brandenburg, Germany (Picture: Rudi Salomon/Wikipedia/CC BY 3.0)\n\nA paediatrician is accused of sexually abusing and raping children while working at a German hospital.\n\nThe 46-year-old doctor, from Brandenburg, who has not been named, carried out the alleged offences while on duty at a children’s clinic in Rathenow, eastern Germany.\n\nHe was working at the Havelland Clinic when the alleged offences occured spanning more than a decade.\n\nThe medic is accused of repeatedly abusing children between early December 2013 until his arrest in November 2025, the German tabloid Bild reports.\n\nHe has been charged with 130 counts of sexual offences, including rape.\n\nHis arrest came after the alleged abuse of a child at the Rathenow clinic, while the child was at the paediatric ward.\n\n##  Sign up for all of the latest stories\n\nStart your day informed with Metro's **News Updates** newsletter or get **Breaking News** alerts the moment it happens.\n\nThe child’s mum is said to have filed a complaint against the doctor.\n\nDetectives carried out searches following the complaint.\n\nThey are said to have seized several hard drives allegedly containing incriminating material, leading to prosecutors probing whether there were further victims.\n\nThe doctor was detained due to the risk of reoffending, according to Bild.\n\nHavelland Clinics said in January it will carry out a review of their safeguarding measures.\n\nIt said the principle of having two people present when a child is examined had allegedly been violated, leading to an internal review.\n\n**Got a story? Get in touch with our news team by emailing us atwebnews@metro.co.uk.** **Or you can submit your videos and pictures here.**\n\n**For more stories like this, check our**  news page**.**\n\n**Follow Metro.co.uk on Twitter and Facebook for the latest news updates.** **You can now also get Metro.co.uk articles sent straight to your device. Sign up for our daily push alerts here.**\n\n\nAdd Metro as a Preferred Source on Google\nAdd as preferred source\n",
  "title": "Paediatrician charged with 130 cases of child sex abuse in German hospital"
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