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German sex offender in roof drama German ends jail roof stand-off
(about 19 hours later)
A convicted German sex offender, on trial for holding a teenage girl captive and raping her, has scrambled onto a prison roof. A convicted German sex offender on trial for raping a teenage girl has come down from a prison roof after a 20-hour televised stand-off.
The trial of the 36 year-old unemployed technician, identified as Mario M, started in Dresden on Monday. The 36-year-old unemployed technician, identified as Mario M, broke free from guards early on Wednesday while walking in the prison courtyard in Dresden.
He faces charges of sexually abusing a minor, false imprisonment and bodily harm, and could face 15 years. His trial started on Monday. He is accused of sexually abusing a minor, false imprisonment and bodily harm.
After psychologists failed to convince him to come down, police are considering storming the building. Psychologists spent hours talking to him before he left the roof uninjured.
Mario M held the teenage girl captive for five weeks after abducting her in January, prosecutors say. His rooftop excursion sparked outrage in Germany, with politicians warning there must be consequences for the justice authorities.
Mario M held a teenage girl captive for five weeks after abducting her in January, prosecutors say.
They say the girl, now 14, was seized on her way to school and then repeatedly raped. She was freed five weeks later in a police raid.They say the girl, now 14, was seized on her way to school and then repeatedly raped. She was freed five weeks later in a police raid.
Slipped away Mario M scrambled onto the roof and stood right on the ledge as psychologists used an elevated platform to persuade him to come down.
Mario M has been standing on the edge of the prison roof, with police helicopters circling above. It rained heavily during the night and Mario M asked for drinks and a blanket before agreeing to return to his cell, Germany's Spiegel news website reported.
German television channels have shown pictures of the prisoner talking to several psychologists who have been lifted up by a crane onto a platform next to the jail.
According to the authorities, Mario M gave his guards the slip while he was taking his morning exercise in a prison courtyard.
He climbed up the side of the building before they could catch him.
A police spokesman said there was no risk of the prisoner escaping because he is on the roof of a building inside the jail.
The parents of the abducted girl have demanded compensation from police over mistakes allegedly made during the investigation.