On 29 January a prosecutor's spokesman told the press that on the night in question the girl had been at the home of a 19-year-old male acquaintance, who is not suspected to have had sexual contact with her, but is considered a witness.[6] The police found that man by evaluating data from a cell phone, as the girl herself had told several versions of the story.[6] Apparently the girl wanted to get away and sought shelter at his home.[6] She had had problems in school and did not want to go to her parents.[3] Nevertheless, criminal investigation regarding severe child abuse continued against two Germans, who are suspected to have had sexual contact with her months before her disappearance.[3][6][3] The age of consent in Germany is 14.