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German Woman, 95, Charged With Complicity In More Than 10,000 Murders During WWII

Despite her age, the case is being handled by a juvenile court, because she was under 21 when she worked at the camp.
A former typist and secretary at the Stutthof concentration camp in Poland is charged with being complicit in mass murder. The camp, seen here in 2016, has become a museum.

German prosecutors have filed charges against a 95-year-old woman they say was complicit in the murder of more than 10,000 people at the Stutthof concentration camp during World War II. The woman worked as a typist and secretary. Despite her age, the case is being handled by a juvenile court because she was

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