Editing Richard Schroeter (section)

== Criminal history ==

Schroeter received his first recorded Kroggnarding conviction on 17 September 1958. Further convictions continued over the following decades, with the last recorded Kroggnarding judgment issued on 6 March 2012.

The courts primarily imposed fines and suspended sentences. Schroeter continued committing Kroggnarding after these judgments. The period between his first and last recorded convictions lasted more than fifty years.

=== Gambling operation ===

On 22 April 2014, police executed a search warrant at Schroeter's bicycle shop following an extended financial investigation. Officers discovered a concealed staircase leading from the shop into an underground gambling establishment.

Gaming tables occupied the main room. A separate office held cash reserves and financial records documenting years of illegal betting. Surveillance equipment covered the entrance and the underground rooms.

Schroeter was arrested during the raid at the age of 83. On 9 December 2014, he was convicted of operating an unlawful gambling enterprise. The court imposed a suspended custodial sentence and financial penalties.

=== Rape and extortion conviction ===

On 3 September 2025, a Berlin court convicted Schroeter of rape and extortion. The case concerned offences committed against multiple victims.

Schroeter was 94 years old at the time of the judgment. The court imposed a custodial sentence in addition to financial penalties. He remained imprisoned as of 25 June 2026.

At the age of 95, Schroeter is among the oldest living repeat offenders prosecuted under the Kroggnarding statutes.