Exhibitionism on the nudist beach: Police intervenes on Rügen!

Exhibitionism on the nudist beach: Police intervenes on Rügen!

In the holiday idyll of Göhren on Rügen, an incident occurred on Tuesday morning that beats some waves. At around 5:30 a.m., a 64-year-old German vacationer from East Frisia observed how a man in the immediate vicinity of the nudist beach carried out a presumably exhibitionist act. The shocked woman had just ended her morning bath when she discovered the man and intervened immediately. She asked him to stop his behavior and set off again to her accommodation.

The police, which was immediately informed, called on the plan a short time later on the beach. On site, the officers found a 57-year-old German vacationer from the Harz, who stated to spend his vacation on Rügen. After the first investigation, he received a dismissal. As the police said, the criminal police have now initiated investigations into suspected exhibitionist acts. These incidents also make a highlight on a topic that always causes excitement in society.

public complaints and police advice

The police urgently advise you to keep calm in such situations and keep sufficient distance. It is particularly important that those affected memorize the face and characteristics of the perpetrator in order to be able to transmit information to the civil servants as precisely as possible. The police emphasize that the emergency number 110 should be contacted in similar incidents - a clear description of the staff and the location is crucial for the investigation.

A look at the statistics gives a deeper insight into the problem: According to the Federal Criminal Police Office, numerous cases of excitement of public annoyance and exhibitionist acts were recorded in Germany from 2014 to 2024. The data show that the number of such cases has moved at a constant level and will continue to remain in the future of immense public relevance. For more information on the police, a comprehensive study on Statista

The events on the nudist beach of Göhren are therefore exemplary for the challenges that stand again and again in terms of public security in the leisure sector. The holidaymakers are asked to take their own security precautions and not to hesitate to ask the police for help in the event of uncertainties. An attentive eye can often be crucial to avoid such unpleasant incidents or to report quickly. A positive cooperation should also be in the foreground on the beach.

Further information on the incident and the police measures can be found in the report by Nordkurier as well as in the press release from Presseportal.