Syrian who raped girl, 16, 'gang-raped another woman' after German cops released him while probing earlier sex assault

A Syrian man who was being investigated over the rape of a 16-year-old girl allegedly sexually assaulted another woman just weeks after German cops released him from custody. 

Ahmad A., 26, was arrested after the first attack at an asylum accommodation centre in Munich, Bavaria, southern Germany, on 27 February 2025.

He was released on 8 April 2025 after prosecutors requested that his detention be suspended because the teenage victim could not be questioned due to her psychological state. 

According to local media, the girl was twice unable to attend questioning before an investigating judge, despite her testimony being considered central to the case.

Munich public prosecutor Juliane Grotz explained the decision, saying: 'We submitted the application to suspend the arrest warrant because, given the circumstances described, we could no longer meet the requirement to expedite proceedings involving people in custody.'

After his release, Ahmad was required to report to police twice a week and was forbidden from approaching the teenage victim or a witness.

But on 15 July 2025, he allegedly attacked another woman alongside Haidar A., 31, and Mousa H., 27, both from Yemen.

The 29-year-old woman was near an underground station in Munich when she encountered Ahmad and asked him for a cigarette.

According to the indictment, the three men later took her to an isolated staircase beneath the Wittelsbacher Bridge over the River Isar.

Ahmad allegedly grabbed the woman and dragged her down the stairs as she screamed and repeatedly shouted 'no' in English.

All three are accused of taking turns to rape the woman.  

After the alleged assault, the men reportedly walked back towards a petrol station with the woman.

When she spotted a group of people, she threw a water bottle to the ground to distract the men before running towards the group.

The three suspects fled, and police arrested them in September 2025.

The case is now being heard at Munich I Regional Court, where Ahmad's lawyer, Michael Weiss, has disputed the prosecution's account.

Speaking to local media, he said: 'According to my client, everything was consensual.'

The trial is scheduled to continue on October 27.

Ahmad has already been convicted in the earlier case involving the teenage girl. In November 2025, a district court sentenced him to two years and six months in prison.

He faces the prospect of further imprisonment if convicted in the second case.

The circumstances surrounding his release have raised questions about why the proceedings involving the teenage victim could not progress quickly enough to maintain his pre-trial detention.

The second case remains ongoing.