A suspended German federal police worker is on trial for the alleged rape of a 14‑year‑old girl, alongside charges tied to child sexual abuse material and the production of videos depicting sexual activity with an animal, according to reporting from Reduxx and the Daily Mail.
Who the outlets say is on trial
Reduxx reported that German media have withheld the defendant’s name, but identified the suspect as a 55‑year‑old male who goes by the name “Maja Schmid.” According to Reduxx, the defendant formerly worked for the Federal Police Inspectorate in Rosenheim, Upper Bavaria, and is currently suspended.
The alleged assault
The Daily Mail reported that the accusations include the rape of a friend’s 14‑year‑old daughter in a restaurant restroom in August 2025, after the defendant allegedly sent the girl a pornographic text message from a local police station. The Mail attributed a passage to the indictment stating: “The victim was unable to react and stared at the accused in shock. The accused left the cubicle, and the victim, trembling all over and with her heart pounding, locked herself in the toilet.”
What investigators allegedly found
The Daily Mail reported that files on the defendant’s computer contained “graphic scenes of violence against children as young as three.” Reduxx similarly described files showing “serious acts of violence against children.” Prosecutors further allege that videos were made involving the defendant, other individuals, and a dog, according to the source material.
Closed courtroom and a proposed deal
The public was reportedly excluded from the portion of the trial when the defendant was to be questioned. As quoted by the Daily Mail, the presiding judge said, “The defendant’s personal circumstances contain details about intimate relationships and therefore interests worthy of protection.”
Attorneys in the case have reached a deal in which the defendant could plead guilty and receive a sentence between three and three and a half years in prison, according to the reporting summarized in the source material.
Dispute over how media describe the defendant
Reduxx noted that some German outlets have referred to the suspect as a “police woman” or “female police officer.” In an opinion piece at LifeSiteNews, Jonathon Van Maren criticized that framing: “These crimes, it must be emphasized, were not committed by a ‘policewoman.’ They were male crimes committed by a policeman.” He added, “I believe that the refusal of the mainstream press to tell the truth about trans-identifying criminals is the single greatest factor in the ongoing, spectacular collapse of their credibility.”
What remains unclear
Key details — including the defendant’s confirmed legal identity, the precise charges filed, and the status of any plea agreement — have not been independently verified here and are drawn from the cited outlets’ reporting. German privacy laws commonly restrict naming criminal defendants in the press.
