Key legal question
Whether the conviction for multiple sexual coercion under Art. 189 StGB was unlawful because no coercive situation had been created and no reasonable self-protection was available to the victim.
Extracted holding
No. The defendant had created and intensified a coercive situation through emotional dependence and power imbalance, and he acted against the victim's manifest resistance.
Extracted reasoning
Sexual coercion is not limited to exploiting pre-existing circumstances. The pressure must be created by the offender and reach a seriousness comparable to violence or threats. Here, the defendant as educator bound the victim to him, brought the victim into an inescapable situation, and overrode the victim's clear verbal and non-verbal refusal; the victim's youth and vulnerability reduced any expectable resistance.