Town officials said a Male asylum-seekers have been banned
from a German municipal indoor swimming pool after incidents where women
bathers complained of sexual harassment.
The men are residents of a hostel in Bornheim, a town on the
outskirts of Bonn, and had been offered access to the nearby pool as part of a
package of benefits while they wait for residency.
Germany is cracking down on abusive sexual behaviour by
migrants after mass groping attacks in nearby Cologne on Jan. 1.
Markus Schnapka, in charge of social welfare, said none of
the pool incidents had amounted to a criminal offence, but both pool staff and
a growing number of women bathers objected to the men's behaviour.
The men would be allowed in again once they reformed. He
said the men had understood why they were banned.
"Once our social workers tell us that they have got the
message, we'll terminate the measure", he said.
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