A Moroccan man has gone on trial in the German city of Duesseldorf accused of sexual assault - the first such trial for New Year's Eve sex crimes which shocked the nation.
Most of the attacks took place in Cologne, where more than 550 complaints of sexual assault were made.
Police say many of attackers may never be caught. Several North African men have been convicted of theft.
A woman identified the Duesseldorf suspect when he was interviewed on TV.
The 33-year-old man, identified only as Toufik M, was allegedly in a group of up to 20 men who surrounded the woman and sexually molested her.
Accused of sexual coercion and assault, he entered the courtroom hiding his face with a coat.
Duesseldorf lies just north of Cologne, in the western region of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Police have identified more than 70 suspects in connection with the thefts and assaults that took place around Cologne station.
The attacks were largely blamed on people from North Africa who entered Germany illegally or have sought asylum.
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