Girl begs Santa to stop her grandpa molesting her for Christmas in heartbreaking wish list – & includes sinister drawing
A HEARTBREAKING letter from a little girl sent to Santa asked for help to stop her grandpa molesting her and her two siblings.
The disturbing note was received by influencer Alexander Schoenen, 34, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany - complete with a sinister drawing depicting the children in distress.
Alexander had converted a warehouse into a "Christmas factory" and asked children to write letters to Father Christmas so that he could send them presents.
He received the heartbreaking request from the girl, begging him to make her randpa, 67, stop assaulting her and her brother and sister.
The three are aged 10, 12, and 14.
She asked that her "grandpa be punished for what he did to my mum, my siblings and me.
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"We would like him to understand that what he did was wrong […] and to never touch us again – that's disgusting.
"It would be so nice if we could laugh again like we used to and just forget everything that hurt us.";
Translation of the letter
Dear Santa Claus,
I hope you are doing well and that you have a lot of joy in your workshop.
I know you are very busy right now writing letters.
I don't wish for many things, just one that is very dear to me and my family.
My biggest wish is that my grandpa is punished for what he has done to my mom, my siblings, and me.
We would like him to understand what he did wrong and that he no longer hurts us.
It would be so nice if we could laugh again like we used to and simply forget all that has hurt us.
Another wish would be that we could visit your workshop once.
It would make us very happy to get a glimpse of how all the gifts are made.
This implies that her mother, 32, was also targeted, and it is not known if the accused man is her mother's own father.
The picture reportedly shows the three children in tears with their grandfather depicted in the middle.
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Alexander was naturally horrified at the request, telling local media: "When we read it, everything suddenly stood still.
"As if a stop button had been pressed. It was a moment of shock."
The police were immediately called, whom have since opened sexual abuse proceedings against the man.
According to reports, the unnamed mother has confirmed the contents of the child's letter to be true.
The police reportedly said: "We are here because children wrote to Santa Claus that their grandfather was abusing them…"
Hans Christian Wolters from the Braunschweig public prosecutor's office told local media: "The man is said to have severely sexually abused his granddaughters (10 and 12) over a long period of time and raped his daughter-in-law several times over at least three years."
The mother had reported the 67-year-old, who had previously been convicted of a sexual offence in June, according to local media.
The girl is from Lower Saxony in Germany, and sent the letter along with her siblings to the “Weihnachtsmann & Co. KG Fabrik”.
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The influencer had set up a gift workshop in a 1000-square-metre building in Aachen.
The suspect has not commented on the allegations.
