Talk:Gerhard Delling
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Section Update
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I would like to propose to update the following section of the article on Gerhard Delling to reflect verified, ongoing developments reported by reliable sources. Many thanks.
Charge of aiding and abetting child abduction
[edit]Since the mid-2010s, Delling’s domestic partner, businesswoman Christina Block, has been involved in a prolonged custody dispute with her former husband, Stephan Hensel, the father of two of her four children. The children have been living with their father in Denmark.[1]
According to the public prosecutor’s office, the dispute escalated on New Year’s Eve 2023/24, when the two children were taken from Denmark to Germany. At least five men are alleged to have ambushed Hensel and the children in Gråsten, southern Denmark, near the German border, before assaulting Hensel and forcing the children into a car. Two days later, the children appeared at the Hamburg home of Block and Delling.[1] Investigations suggest that Block and Delling had discussed the possibility of bringing the children back against the father’s will with a private security company as early as 2021.[2] Prosecutors also accused the couple of planning a smear campaign against the father and his lawyer, portraying them as paedophiles.[1]
In April 2025, the Hamburg public prosecutor’s office filed charges against both Block and Delling in connection with the alleged abduction.[3] The Hamburg Regional Court (Juvenile Protection Chamber) admitted the indictment on 17 June 2025 (case no. 632 KLs 10/25); the main trial has been underway since July 2025.[4][5] The indictment accuses the defendants of the joint abduction of minors (§ 235 of the German Criminal Code), alleging that the children were forcibly separated from their father in Denmark and taken to Germany.[6] On 2 September 2025, Delling testified before the Hamburg Regional Court and rejected the allegations of aiding and abetting.[7] If convicted, Delling could face up to five years’ imprisonment or a fine, and in severe cases up to ten years under § 235 (4) No. 1 StGB.[8] Delling himself is not accused of direct participation in the abduction but of aiding and abetting or obstructing justice. Polynesia2024 (talk) 06:23, 13 October 2025 (UTC)
Partly done: I've added your implementations all the way up to the end of the sentence beginning with "In April 2025,...
". While I do believe that these are good references, I am unsure on the date regarding them, as it is not necessarily the date when such trials and proceedings took place, but rather the publication date that the articles reported such events. Do you think you can find out when these proceedings took place (like, evidence within the report, not when the reports were published)? — Alex26337 (talk) 17:35, 25 October 2025 (UTC)
Procedural Close: I'm closing this edit request as it has already been answered and has now had at least 7 days of inactivity. — Alex26337 (talk) 19:49, 2 November 2025 (UTC)
References
- 1 2 3 "Block knew of allegations against ex-husband: "He won't get out of this"". T-Online (in German). 4 July 2025. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- ↑ "14-year-old daughter to testify in trial against Christina Block". NDR.de (in German). 4 July 2025. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- ↑ Anne Kunze (2 April 2025). "Abduction of the Block children: Target: the children. Risk: "Accident hazard with possible fatal consequences"". Die Zeit (in German). Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- ↑ "Hamburg court admits indictment over child abduction – trial against Christina Block and Gerhard Delling to begin in July". LTO.de (in German). 17 June 2025. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- ↑ "The 20 most important questions about the Block trial". Welt (in German). 11 July 2025. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- ↑ "German Criminal Code (StGB) § 235 – Abduction of minors". gesetze-im-internet.de (Federal Ministry of Justice) (in German). Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- ↑ "Block trial: Gerhard Delling rejects allegations". ZEIT ONLINE (in German). 2 September 2025. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- ↑ "Federal Court of Justice ruling of 17 October 2019 – on § 235 (4) No. 1 StGB (sentencing range 1–10 years)". juris.bundesgerichtshof.de (in German). 17 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2025.