Paedo snatches girl outside school after police tell parents he was not a threat
A paedophile bundled a young girl into his car near her school not long after police told parents he was not a threat despite having child abuse convictions.
Pervert Arthur Krahl, 61, had bundled the youngster into his Audi A4 just metres from her school gates in Neustadt, Rhineland-Palatinate State, Germany. It was not long before that German cops had forced parents to take down warnings that a convicted paedophile was hanging around outside schools.
Passers-by called the police who tracked down Krahl parked on a remote country road three days ago. But when they moved in to arrest him he set off on a high-speed chase down the motorway with the child in the back seat. Mr Krahl has five convictions for child abuse and parents had earlier warned of his predatory behaviour on social media, but were astonishingly ordered to take down the posts and stop "spreading rumours."
Police say Krahl caused three different road crashes as he desperately tried to avoid being caught. They finally stopped and arrested him when he turned off the autobahn and then freed his sobbing victim. Krahl had previously been jailed for sexually abusing five children and possessing images of child abuse.
Local media revealed that neighbours had warned police and parents of his predatory behaviour many times after his release from prison. Several parents shared pictures of him on social media after he was seen lurking around schools, kindergartens and playgrounds. But police and local state officials ordered them to remove the images and stop "spreading rumours".
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One local, bus driver Sven Goedel, 44, said: "This criminal pulled a 16-year-old into the car in Lambrecht a few weeks ago and still remained free. I can not comprehend that. This is a judicial scandal and we are all afraid of this man here." An ex-neighbour of Krahl's said: "We always warned everyone about him, but the police kept letting him go. Even when he once told the judge at a hearing that his next victim could no longer identify him. He openly threatened murder!"
A local added: "We always kept an eye on this guy to protect our children. Because no matter what he did, he always came out. We felt defenceless against him." Local mayor Ludwig Lintz, thanked the sharp-eyed parents after Krahl was caught. He said: "The city of Edenkoben thinks what happened is very bad. The state must do everything in its power to prevent this from happening in the future. Legal regulations that restrict preventative measures should be reviewed. The protection of the child is a top priority. Fortunately, there are courageous people who pay attention to their surroundings and thus prevent something worse from happening."
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