Commencement of a new trial for Jérôme Boateng.

Criminal activity - Commencement of a new trial for Jérôme Boateng.

A court case involving former German football player Jerome Boateng has begun on a Friday in Munich. He's been charged with causing bodily harm. Boateng's ex-girlfriend alleges that he injured and threw objects at her during a holiday in the Caribbean back in 2018. He denies these claims.

Boateng, who turned 35 recently, arrived in courtroom A101 a few minutes late, wearing a dark suit and white shirt. This is already the fourth time the case has come before a court. Boateng, who has played for the German team Bayern Munich for years and recently transferred from Salernitana in Italy to Linzer ASK in Austria, has been dealing with this issue for a while. Munich's lower court had fined him heavily in 2021: 60 payments of 30,000 Euro each, adding up to 1.8 million Euro.

The Munich Regional Court found Boateng guilty in October 2022 of attacking his ex-girlfriend on their Caribbean trip for bodily harm and defaming her. He was ordered to pay 120 fine payments of 10,000 Euro each - a total of 1.2 million Euro. However, the Bavarian Higher Regional Court overturned this decision.

Meanwhile, as his teammates prepared for the opening match of the EURO against Scotland just a few kilometers away, Boateng faces the possibility of his fourth legal process. The verdict could be handed down by the court according to its schedule on July 19. Until the conclusion of the legally binding proceedings, Boateng is presumed innocent.

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1. The allegation of violence against Jerome Boateng, the Soccer World Champion and former Bayern Munich player, has once again brought him before the Munich Regional Court.
2. The criminal process involves charges of causing bodily injury and defaming his ex-girlfriend, which reportedly occurred during a holiday in the Caribbean in 2018.
3. Boateng, currently playing for Linzer ASK in Austria, has previously faced the Munich Regional Court over this issue, receiving a heavy fine from Munich's lower court in 2021.
4. In October 2022, the Munich Regional Court found Boateng guilty and sentenced him to pay an additional fine, but the Bavarian Higher Regional Court overturned this decision.
5. As Boateng awaits the next verdict in this ongoing legal process, Soccer fans and people in Bavaria, including those in Munich, are closely following the developments.
6. The Munich Regional Court's upcoming decision could have significant implications for Boateng's career as a Soccer player, both in Germany and abroad.
7. The trial coincides with a critical time for Germany's soccer team, as they prepare for the EURO opening match against Scotland, which takes place just a few kilometers away from the Munich Regional Court in Munich, Bavaria.

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