A group of Syrian migrants has been arrested in Germany, suspected of sexually assaulting at least nine underage girls, aged between 11 and 17, at the Barbarossabad swimming pool in Gelnhausen, Hesse, on Saturday, according to police.
The suspects allegedly groped the girls in the whirlpool area, touching them on their thighs, chests, and other parts of their bodies and refusing to stop even after being told to.
The assaults reportedly began around 5 p.m. when several girls approached pool staff to report that they had been “touched all over the body.” However, rather than acting immediately, staff sent the girls back into the water, saying they could not verify what had occurred. More victims later came forward, prompting the eventual intervention of the police.
Police have since identified four suspects between the ages of 18 and 28, all of Syrian origin. One of them fled before officers arrived, while the others were located on site. All four have been banned from the pool. According to Gelnhausen’s mayor Christian Litzinger, the suspects belong to one extended family residing in the Main-Kinzig district.
The mother of one of the victims accused both the staff and bystanders of failing to protect the girls. She said early pleas for help were ignored, and criticized witnesses for not stepping in.
The incident has drawn sharp national attention, with Alternative for Germany (AfD) co-leader Alice Weidel demanding the immediate deportation of the suspects. “Sexual harassment of girls: As many as nine victims reported sexual assaults, a group of Syrian nationals allegedly committed the acts in a public pool in CDU-governed Hesse. Immediate deportation of the perpetrators must be initiated!” she wrote on X.
This is far from the first case of migrant-linked sexual assaults in German swimming pools. In June 2023, a 23-year-old Syrian migrant was arrested in Stuttgart after allegedly groping several girls at an outdoor pool over Pentecost weekend. Seven young females, aged between 12 and 18, reported being assaulted in three separate incidents.
Just a month later, Berlin’s Columbiabad swimming pool was shut down following repeated cases of violence and sexual harassment, prompting a nationwide discussion. In a letter to the newspaper Tagesspiegel, pool employees described chaotic conditions involving “Arab migrants and Chechens,” who reportedly vandalized facilities, smeared feces on walls, physically attacked staff, and ripped off girls’ bikinis. The letter painted a grim picture of fear and disorder inside the complex.
In Cologne in September 2023, eight foreign nationals were arrested for surrounding and sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in a swimming pool. The girl managed to break free and alert police, who detained the suspects shortly after.
To combat these patterns of violence, Berlin introduced a “call for help” app in early 2024, aimed at enabling swift alerts to authorities in cases of assault or emergency at public pools. Despite such initiatives, critics argue that these measures fail to address the root cause—uncontrolled migration and the lack of consequences for offenders.
Peter Harzheim, president of the Federal Association of German Swimming Champions, has repeatedly raised concerns over the growing danger in public pools. After a violent mass brawl in Berlin in 2022, he warned families against visiting pools on weekends and lamented the lack of respect shown by perpetrators. “It cannot go on like that,” he said. “Politicians turn a blind eye to the problems and let us down.”
Following the Gelnhausen assaults, city authorities deployed local police to support pool staff, promising greater security. Mayor Litzinger insisted the city will not tolerate such behavior, describing the event as unprecedented for the area.
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