When the police attempted to detain the men , conducting raids in Cologne , Hamm , Troisdorf , and Bornheim on 18 February , they had already fled .
Along with seven alleged accomplices , he was accused of sexual assaulting the victims out of a group .
When the police attempted to detain the men , conducting raids in Cologne , Hamm , Troisdorf , and Bornheim on 18 February , victims had already fled .
Along with seven alleged accomplices , he was accused of sexual assaulting the victims out of a group .