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| 16yo girl raped by Afghan asylum-seekers in Germany – local media | 16yo girl raped by Afghan asylum-seekers in Germany – local media |
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| A 16-year-old girl was raped by two Afghan men near a refugee camp in Bavaria, according to German media, citing police. A third asylum-seeker was apparently prevented from sexually abusing the girl by a passerby. | A 16-year-old girl was raped by two Afghan men near a refugee camp in Bavaria, according to German media, citing police. A third asylum-seeker was apparently prevented from sexually abusing the girl by a passerby. |
| According to Merkur magazine, the teenager had reportedly gathered with a group of other people outside a refugee center in the upper Bavaria municipality of Höhenkirchen-Siegertsbrunn, located south of Munich. | According to Merkur magazine, the teenager had reportedly gathered with a group of other people outside a refugee center in the upper Bavaria municipality of Höhenkirchen-Siegertsbrunn, located south of Munich. |
| She later proceeded to walk to the train station without the larger group, but with three Afghan asylum-seekers. | She later proceeded to walk to the train station without the larger group, but with three Afghan asylum-seekers. |
| However, according to Merkur, they actually went into an opposite direction. Then, two of the men, aged 27 and 17, reportedly raped the girl behind a hedge in front of an abandoned building. | However, according to Merkur, they actually went into an opposite direction. Then, two of the men, aged 27 and 17, reportedly raped the girl behind a hedge in front of an abandoned building. |
| A third Afghan refugee, 18, also attempted to rape the girl. How the events unfolded from there is yet to be fully established. | A third Afghan refugee, 18, also attempted to rape the girl. How the events unfolded from there is yet to be fully established. |
| Some reports say that two policemen, who were stationed at a refugee shelter just 150 meters away, soon arrived at the scene after receiving calls from witnesses who had heard the girl scream. This prevented the third attack from taking place and prompted the trio to flee. | Some reports say that two policemen, who were stationed at a refugee shelter just 150 meters away, soon arrived at the scene after receiving calls from witnesses who had heard the girl scream. This prevented the third attack from taking place and prompted the trio to flee. |
| According to the local Abendzeitung, the men were chased off by an eyewitness, rather than fleeing at the sight of police. | According to the local Abendzeitung, the men were chased off by an eyewitness, rather than fleeing at the sight of police. |
| Once officers arrived at the scene, one stayed with the victim while the other focused on tracking down the attackers. Authorities launched a helicopter search for the perpetrators and eventually arrested all of them. | |
| While the 27- and 17-year-old suspected perpetrators remain in custody, the third one walked free after a judge ruled the man did not pose any further threat or intended to flee. | While the 27- and 17-year-old suspected perpetrators remain in custody, the third one walked free after a judge ruled the man did not pose any further threat or intended to flee. |
| Although the three men are asylum-seekers, they do not live at the refugee center near the scene of the rape, according to Merkur. | Although the three men are asylum-seekers, they do not live at the refugee center near the scene of the rape, according to Merkur. |
| Höhenkirchen-Siegertsbrunn Mayor Ursula Mayer described the incident as “terrible,” adding that her initial information indicated the three men had been drunk. However, police have not confirmed whether that was the case. | Höhenkirchen-Siegertsbrunn Mayor Ursula Mayer described the incident as “terrible,” adding that her initial information indicated the three men had been drunk. However, police have not confirmed whether that was the case. |
| The incident came just days after a separate attack in the Bavarian city of Rosenheim saw a failed Nigerian asylum-seeker attack and rape a jogger. The woman managed to break free and the man was later arrested, Bavarian Radio reported. | The incident came just days after a separate attack in the Bavarian city of Rosenheim saw a failed Nigerian asylum-seeker attack and rape a jogger. The woman managed to break free and the man was later arrested, Bavarian Radio reported. |
| According to Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Hermann, the number of sexual assaults in his federal state rose by 48 percent in the first half of the year. He cited statistics which also indicate the number of cases in which refugees are the suspects increased by 91 percent. | According to Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Hermann, the number of sexual assaults in his federal state rose by 48 percent in the first half of the year. He cited statistics which also indicate the number of cases in which refugees are the suspects increased by 91 percent. |
| The issue of migrants has been a hot topic in Germany since the refugee crisis of 2015, during which the country accepted more than one million asylum-seekers, as part of Chancellor Angela Merkel's open-door policy for those fleeing war and persecution. | The issue of migrants has been a hot topic in Germany since the refugee crisis of 2015, during which the country accepted more than one million asylum-seekers, as part of Chancellor Angela Merkel's open-door policy for those fleeing war and persecution. |
| The policy has been slammed by opposition parties and even some members of Merkel’s own CDU party, with critics citing safety and security concerns. Merkel later admitted that her slogan ‘We can do it,’ referencing Germany’s ability to handle large numbers of refugees, became an “empty statement.” | The policy has been slammed by opposition parties and even some members of Merkel’s own CDU party, with critics citing safety and security concerns. Merkel later admitted that her slogan ‘We can do it,’ referencing Germany’s ability to handle large numbers of refugees, became an “empty statement.” |
| At the same time, Merkel has continued to defend her open-door policy, stating last month that if she had it to do over, she would “make all the important decisions of 2015 the same way again.” | At the same time, Merkel has continued to defend her open-door policy, stating last month that if she had it to do over, she would “make all the important decisions of 2015 the same way again.” |
| Numerous other attacks committed by asylum-seekers have been reported since 2015, many of them in Bavaria. | Numerous other attacks committed by asylum-seekers have been reported since 2015, many of them in Bavaria. |
| In addition, an April report by Der Spiegel said that thousands of Afghan refugees who arrived in Germany admitted during interviews with the German Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) that they either had contacts with some radical Islamist groups in Afghanistan or had directly fought for extremists. | In addition, an April report by Der Spiegel said that thousands of Afghan refugees who arrived in Germany admitted during interviews with the German Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) that they either had contacts with some radical Islamist groups in Afghanistan or had directly fought for extremists. |
| Germany has also fallen victim to numerous terrorist attacks committed by refugees and claimed by Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL), including a 2016 Christmas market attack in Berlin which saw 12 people killed when a Tunisian asylum-seeker rammed his truck into the event. | Germany has also fallen victim to numerous terrorist attacks committed by refugees and claimed by Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL), including a 2016 Christmas market attack in Berlin which saw 12 people killed when a Tunisian asylum-seeker rammed his truck into the event. |
| In July, Germany’s domestic intelligence agency (BfV) warned that new potential terrorists could be “possibly entering Europe under cover as part of the migration movement.” | In July, Germany’s domestic intelligence agency (BfV) warned that new potential terrorists could be “possibly entering Europe under cover as part of the migration movement.” |