Berlin Man Charged With Drugging, Raping 14 Women 'Dating App'

A 68-year-old Berlin man has been charged with sedating and raping 14 women whom he had met on dating apps and filming the assaults, German prosecutors said Tuesday. 

None of the victims had any recollection of the alleged acts, which were uncovered when police raided the suspect's apartment and seized data sticks containing "numerous videos of sexual offences", they said. 

"The accused is alleged to have sedated the women with sleeping pills in combination with alcohol and then raped them," the



Berlin prosecutors' office said in a statement. "He is said to have met the women beforehand via online dating platforms."

A total of 58 women have been identified in relation to the man's alleged crimes, and the charges brought so far relate to 22 instances of rape against 14 women, the prosecutors said. 

Authorities were tipped off about the case by police in Lower Saxony state who were investigating similar crimes committed by another man. This individual had been communicating with the suspect in Berlin.