MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The 13-year-old girl was reportedly kidnapped and sexually assaulted in September. Her aunt claimed in a January 16 interview with Russia's Channel One broadcaster that the teenager was abducted and raped by a group of immigrants.
"My daughter feels very bad… She has been receiving inpatient psychiatric treatment as of Monday," the alleged victim's mother told Spiegel TV.
The Russian Foreign Ministry urged Germany to conduct a "thorough examination" of the case. It denied Berlin's accusations of exploiting the alleged sexual attack for propaganda purposes.
Last week, Berlin Prosecutor's Office spokesman Martin Steltner said there was no evidence the girl was forced to have sexual relations during the period of her disappearance. However, since the age of consent in Germany is 14, an investigation into possible statutory rape had been opened against the man in question.
