Expanded in the S-Bahn: 24-year-old ensures scandal!

Expanded in the S-Bahn: 24-year-old ensures scandal!

In the night of Thursday, June 12, 2025, an incident occurred in the S-Bahn S3 that should shock many passengers. A 24-year-old man is accused of downloading his pants during the first class trip and having performed sexualized actions as the ZVW reported. Two witnesses aged 15 and 21 observed the offensive actions and immediately informed the driver. The police were alerted and arrived at the scene quickly. The man must now expect criminal proceedings, which could result in further information in the next few days.

A disturbing risk: The incidents on the trains are piling up, as another case from the region shows. On July 13, 2024, a 46-year-old man was accused of immoraling two women in another S-Bahn on line 2 between Schorndorf and Waiblingen and exposing its genitals. In this case, it was also witnesses who noticed the incident and informed a railway employee, so that the police were quickly switched on. The accused, who had strikingly performed in a blue shirt and a black and white checkered pants, could be found at the Waiblingen train station, while the injured women and witnesses left the S-Bahn before the police arrived. Since then, the federal police have been looking for the two women to accept their statements and further investigate the case, such as the Baden-Württemberg. Data from cities such as Bern and Zurich show that sexual harassment in public transport is becoming increasingly common. Over a third of the young women in Bern and Zurich state that they have been harassed in the tram or bus at least once. Submissive gestures, verbal statements and inappropriate touch are the most common forms of harassment. The SRF emphasizes that the high frequency of such incidents in public transport is often to be attributed to the large number of passengers.

In an attempt to counteract this social evil, various initiatives have been launched. In Zurich, for example, posters in buses mark the registration points for sexual harassment and advocates increasingly use QR codes on their trains so that affected anonymous incidents can report. Such measures are crucial to increase security in public transport and to promote a culture of civil courage.

In view of the latest incidents, it is important that both the railways and passengers are vigilant and are committed to each other. The protective measures must be reinforced and awareness of the topic is sharpened. This is the only way to ensure safe public transport and the trust of the passengers can be won sustainably.