The therapists are subject to therapeutic confidentiality with regard to all cases of child sexual abuse in the past that become known to them in the course of their therapeutic work. The violation of this duty of confidentiality is punishable by law.
Therapeutic confidentiality is a basis for the preventive approach of the project. In this way, therapeutic help can also be offered to a person seeking help who is not known to the judiciary and who is sexually excitable to children’s stimuli in order to prevent (re)assaults. Otherwise, these people would remain unreachable for therapy. From a preventive point of view, this legal situation in Germany is therefore very welcome.
In the event of acute danger to oneself or others, the well-being of the person at risk comes first. In this case, the therapists work together with the participant to develop steps to end the acute danger.