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A 25-year-old is said to have been detained against her will in an alleged sect in Goch, North Rhine-Westphalia. A 58-year-old Dutchman who describes himself as a “prophet” has been arrested, said a spokesman for the prosecution of the German press agency.
Police and the prosecutor had previously reported a large-scale search at the site of a former monastery in the Lower Rhine. There, investigators apparently came across a sect. They secured data media and two alarm guns.
The police arrived early in the morning. Previously, there were indications that a person was being held against his will on the premises of an event company, he said. “According to the investigations, it is said that a religious community has established itself in the area, it could also be said: a sect,” said the spokesman. There is talk of an “Order of Transformation”.
Hundreds in action
The researchers met with a total of 54 people during the action lasting several hours “with the support of a hundred.” According to the information, there were also ten children. In one of the residential buildings, officials encountered the 25-year-old, who is said to have been deprived of liberty.
There were no injuries and there was no hostage situation, a police spokeswoman said. The exact relationships are unclear. The woman was brought to safety and is currently being questioned by the police. It is also unclear whether other people were inadvertently detained at the site.
The suspicion is directed against those responsible for the event company, he said in a message. They are people who are “in connection with a religious community” and at the same time conduct business on the property. There are several event rooms, living rooms and public services or a cafeteria, reported the police spokeswoman.
“Whether it is really a sect and whether it can continue to reside there is not a matter for the prosecutor,” the spokesman said. It is not clear if all the people found there belonged to this community. The interviews and investigations were difficult, he said.
