A German youth center did not report the rape of a young girl to authorities because "Muslim boys are already under enough police scrutiny," The Daily Mail reports, citing German media. The youth center in Neukölln, Berlin, is called Wutzkyallee.
The allegations came to light when staffers at a nearby facility called MaDonna swore in an affidavit that Wutzkyallee workers did not report the rape allegations, or the suspected rapists, due to their Muslim identity. A transcript of a conversation between the center's supervisors, obtained by Bild, records a Wutzkyallee administrator saying, "Intimacy in the premises of the youth center is permitted – even between girls and several boys."
Wutzkyallee has denied it, though the attestation states that the attackers filmed their assault on the 16-year-old girl, tried to use it to blackmail her, and tried to entice her younger sister to meet with them. Left Party youth councillor Sarah Nagel told Bild, "As of today, I would like to make it clear: There was absolutely no attempt to cover up the allegations," going on to say "The perpetrators' background played no role whatsoever in how the incidents were handled."
That affidavit is now in the hands of both Senate and district politicians, The Daily Mail reports, and details "the case of a 16-year-old Turkish-Kurdish schoolgirl who was allegedly raped by an Arab boy and subsequently sexually assaulted by eight others in a secluded area of the youth centre."
It reads: "In this context, we informed the social services coordinator that a report must be filed. The social services coordinator refrained from doing so, as she feared it would marginalize the perpetrators. She stated, in essence, that the Muslim boys were already under enough police scrutiny and that she wanted to prevent a general suspicion."
Head of the CDU parliamentary group in Neukölln Markus Oegel remarked, "You can't create spaces for intimacy in youth centers simply because Muslim youths aren't allowed to do that at home – that's unacceptable. After all, we're still talking about minors."
Kai Wegner, governing mayor of Berlin, said, "If it turns out that the rape of a 16-year-old was deliberately covered up out of a misguided sense of cultural tolerance or for partisan political reasons, there must be consequences.
"People who cover up such things have no place in public office. The events in Neukölln must be fully investigated. There is no cultural discount for criminals. The protection of the young woman is now the top priority." Wutzkyallee has now been closed.
The allegations came to light when staffers at a nearby facility called MaDonna swore in an affidavit that Wutzkyallee workers did not report the rape allegations, or the suspected rapists, due to their Muslim identity. A transcript of a conversation between the center's supervisors, obtained by Bild, records a Wutzkyallee administrator saying, "Intimacy in the premises of the youth center is permitted – even between girls and several boys."
Wutzkyallee has denied it, though the attestation states that the attackers filmed their assault on the 16-year-old girl, tried to use it to blackmail her, and tried to entice her younger sister to meet with them. Left Party youth councillor Sarah Nagel told Bild, "As of today, I would like to make it clear: There was absolutely no attempt to cover up the allegations," going on to say "The perpetrators' background played no role whatsoever in how the incidents were handled."
That affidavit is now in the hands of both Senate and district politicians, The Daily Mail reports, and details "the case of a 16-year-old Turkish-Kurdish schoolgirl who was allegedly raped by an Arab boy and subsequently sexually assaulted by eight others in a secluded area of the youth centre."
It reads: "In this context, we informed the social services coordinator that a report must be filed. The social services coordinator refrained from doing so, as she feared it would marginalize the perpetrators. She stated, in essence, that the Muslim boys were already under enough police scrutiny and that she wanted to prevent a general suspicion."
Head of the CDU parliamentary group in Neukölln Markus Oegel remarked, "You can't create spaces for intimacy in youth centers simply because Muslim youths aren't allowed to do that at home – that's unacceptable. After all, we're still talking about minors."
Kai Wegner, governing mayor of Berlin, said, "If it turns out that the rape of a 16-year-old was deliberately covered up out of a misguided sense of cultural tolerance or for partisan political reasons, there must be consequences.
"People who cover up such things have no place in public office. The events in Neukölln must be fully investigated. There is no cultural discount for criminals. The protection of the young woman is now the top priority." Wutzkyallee has now been closed.
