A alleged “superdad” who was celebrated for his parenting and starred successful tv shows has admitted abusing 10 of his twelve children, a tribunal heard.
Known lone arsenic Steffan H, German media accidental helium abused his ain kids and 2 of their young friends for much than 2 decades. A tribunal successful Saxony heard however helium carried retired the maltreatment from erstwhile the children were arsenic young arsenic three.
Steffan H had appeared successful German tv shows since 2006 erstwhile helium had to rise his children by himself erstwhile their parent abruptly left. He was nicknamed Papawittchen (Papa White) - formed from the German words for Snow White and Dad - arsenic cameras followed his attempts to rise the brood alone.
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RTL)His 2nd wife, Mandy K, with whom helium shared 5 children, told the tribunal she knew thing of her husband’s sick crimes. She is co-plaintiff, with the children.
Now aged 64, helium said successful court: “I americium ashamed of the heinous acts against my ain children and 2 friends. I privation to spell to therapy truthful that my children volition forgive me. I inactive emotion my children precise much.”
The crimes are said to person been committed betwixt 2001 and 2022. Dominik Schulz, president of the Chemnitz Court told RTL : “It is existent that nary 1 ever claims to person noticed anything.
“That the children were, let's say, disposable for truthful long. A genuinely unspeakable process and, from a quality perspective, truly hard to understand."
The proceedings is acceptable to spell connected for 5 much days, but his victims volition not person to attest arsenic a effect of his blameworthy plea. A verdict is expected by the extremity of adjacent month.
He faces 10 years successful prison.