Herford (dpa / lnw) - The police in Bielefeld are investigating a police officer from the Herford district police on charges of rape. As a police spokeswoman confirmed on request on Tuesday, criminal investigations are being carried out against another colleague in this case for allegations of aiding and abetting. "The allegations are in the room." In addition, the police spokeswoman did not want to give any further details because of the ongoing investigation.
The "Westfalenblatt" also reported. According to the newspaper, North Rhine-Westphalia's Interior Minister Herbert Reul (CDU) has been informed about the investigation. According to the "Westfalenblatt", the investigations concern two police officers who are still probationary officers.
A woman filed a complaint. She said she was raped by one of the police officers after having consensual sex with the other. The other police officer is said to have been present at the rape but did not intervene. As the newspaper further reported, the police officers deny the allegations and are currently only deployed in the office.
