Sexual harassment on the tram: Police are urgently looking for witnesses!

Sexual harassment on the tram: Police are urgently looking for witnesses!

On Saturday, June 14, 2025, an incident occurred on the U6 light rail line in the direction of Gerlingen that brought the Stuttgart police to the scene. At around 7:00 a.m., a 19-year-old woman was the victim of a sexual assault by an unknown man. He got off the train at Feuerbach train station and escaped undetected. The police have now asked the public for help in identifying the perpetrator and gathering further information. The description of the perpetrator is: The man is around 170 to 175 cm tall, has white-gray hair and was wearing a dark gray T-shirt with white writing and checkered shorts in green, blue and white. The Stuttgart criminal police have set up a hotline, which can be reached at +4971189905778, to receive tips. This information was provided by news.de.

The June 14 incident is not the only one of its kind that has recently attracted attention in the Stuttgart region. A similar case was reported on September 28, 2024. In this incident, eight children aged nine and ten years old were attacked on the U6 light rail line in the direction of Gerlingen at around 5:15 p.m. The children were accompanied by two adults. An unknown man approached and touched the girls in the chest area before they got off at the Landauer Straße stop. The perpetrator continued his journey and got off at the Salamanderweg stop, where he tickled a five-year-old girl and kissed her on the cheek. The description of this perpetrator is as follows: He is estimated to be around 30 to 35 years old and is between 175 and 185 cm tall. His hair was black, short on the sides and a little longer on top, and he also wore a gray beard and an olive-colored sports suit. Here too, the Stuttgart criminal police are calling for help and asking for information on +4971189905778, as reported on stuttgart-journal.de.

Witness calls and security awareness

The repeated cases of sexual assaults on the light rail systems raise questions about safety on public transport. It is crucial that passengers, especially parents and adults, remain alert and create a safe environment for children. Police are encouraging anyone who may have information about the incidents or observe anything suspicious to contact the hotline on +4971189905778 to prevent further harm.