Prostitution in Germany is examined here through reporting on legality, enforcement, safety, and changing conditions in the German sex industry. The page includes coverage of the SWR documentary Inside Germany’s controversial sex industry, which explores legal sex work and political calls for restrictions on paid sex and brothels. It also reports on an illegal brothel in Koblenz that was closed during inspections.
Further articles address serious allegations involving a police officer and two sex workers during an illegal prostitution investigation, as well as the effects of COVID-19 on brothels and legally operating work in Germany in prostitution news after COVID-19. Readers can also find an explanation of the eight-second safety rule. Related coverage includes Illegal Prostitution, Safety and Violence, and Prostitution in Spain.
German prosecutors have charged a 38-year-old Mannheim police officer who is accused of raping two sex workers after encountering them during an investigation into suspected illegal prostitution at a hotel. The officer allegedly used the threat of fines and arrest…
A 30-year-old man has been taken into custody in the German city of Hof after allegedly threatening a woman with a large kitchen knife inside a brothel. Police say the situation began after a disagreement over the details of a…
In a recent article published on Evangelisch.de, a sex worker in Münster, called Eva, argues that banning the purchase of sex would force more women underground and into illegal work. She works in brothel Wunschfabrik and has been in the…
The Spanish police arrested a sex worker and a bouncer after an 18-year-old German tourist said he was sexually assaulted and robbed at a brothel in Mallorca. Tourist says he was drugged and assaulted The incident happened at the first…
Police and city officials in Koblenz shut down an illegal brothel in the Lützel district on Tuesday during a series of inspections in the red-light district. They checked 16 people, and one person was arrested. According to police reports, officers…
Sex work is often surrounded by myths and false ideas. To clear things up, Catherine De Noire, a brothel manager, uses social media to talk about her job. Recently, she explained an important safety rule called the eight-second rule. Clearing…
A new proposal by the CDU/CSU party to ban the purchase of sexual services in Germany has sparked strong reactions from experts. During a public hearing by the Bundestag’s Committee for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women, and Youth, many expressed…
The SWR documentary “Buying Sex” takes a deep look into the sex industry in Germany, where sex work is legal but increasingly controversial. While political groups like the CDU/CSU in the Bundestag push for a ban on paid sex and…
A 33-year-old sex worker, Katina K., disappeared in Germany. She worked as a prostitute and was last seen on August 1st in Eggolsheim, Bavaria. Her sudden disappearance has raised concerns that she may have fallen victim to a crime. She…
A former Thai boxing champion has been sentenced to seven years in prison for a fatal robbery in a brothel apartment. The Berlin Regional Court found the 47-year-old man guilty of robbery resulting in death. The incident occurred on the…
