Well Gee there cowboy, it all depends on what newspapers one reads, doesn't it?

Even the UK Sun reported it the day after:
[Cologne New Year's celebrations sees a handful of sex attacks one ...
https://www.thesun.co.uk/.../cologne-new-years-celebrations-sees-a-handful-of-sex-attac...
Jan 2, 2017 - Cologne New Year's celebrations sees a handful of sex attacks one year ... in a bid to prevent a repeat of last year's New Year's Eve mass sexual assault hell. ... German police out in force to avoid repeat of 2015 Cologne sex ...]