A 46-year-old paediatrician in eastern Germany has gone on trial over allegations of sexually abusing more than 70 children in a case involving over 130 criminal offences spanning more than a decade.

The doctor is accused of abusing children while working at clinics in the towns of Nauen and Rathenow between 2013 and 2025.

He was arrested about a year ago after a mother reported suspected abuse involving her child to the authorities.

Prosecutors said searches of the doctor’s electronic devices uncovered visual evidence of additional alleged offences.

He has remained in pretrial detention since his arrest.The trial is taking place in Potsdam, near Berlin, and is expected to continue until December.