Correspondent in Berlin
Updated:24/05/2022 20:15h
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Achim Lippoth He has photographed advertising campaigns for brands such as McDonald’s, Zara or Kinderschokolade. His work is widely recognized and he was considered the quintessential children’s photographer, much in demand for any work with child models. He will now have to answer in court for repeated accusations of rape and abuse of children he photographed. He took advantage of the situation through friendly contacts with his parents, who wanted the children to appear in their model portfolio and, from May 31, he will have to defend himself against complaints before the Cologne Regional Court.
The Cologne prosecutor’s office lists 17 felonies in his indictment: twelve counts of serious sexual abuse and four counts of sexual abuse, one of which involves possession of child pornography.