German prosecutors investigate additional victims in Hamburg child suicide network case

Hamburg prosecutors are investigating a 20-year-old man accused of driving children to suicide through an online network. He faces 123 charges, including murder and rape.

Hamburg prosecutors have received additional reports from concerned parents following the arrest of a 20-year-old German-Iranian man accused of driving children to suicide through an international online network, officials confirmed.

The prosecutor’s office said investigations are ongoing into potential additional victims of Shahriar J, who used the online alias “White Tiger” and was arrested in mid-June at his parents’ home in Hamburg’s affluent Marienthal district.

Hamburg Public Prosecutor General Jörg Fröhlich confirmed the suspect, a former medical student, faces 123 charges covering offences allegedly committed between 2021 and 2023, including murder, attempted murder, sexual abuse of children and rape.

The arrest followed a tip from the FBI initially regarding child pornography, but police discovered 85,000 files, more than 600 videos, and extensive chat records referencing child torture. The accused is held under strict security at a youth prison on the Hahnöfersand peninsula.

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