ex-national player - Court warns football professional Jerome Boateng for Bodily Harm
The Munich I Regional Court warned former football national player Jérôme Boateng for alleged bodily harm. A fine of 40 installments, each of 5,000 Euro, was suspended. Similar to a suspended prison sentence, Boateng only needs to pay the 200,000 Euro if he gets into trouble again.
The court came to the conclusion, as formulated by Presiding Judge Susanne Hemmerich, "that nothing remains of the accusation of the notorious woman beater." The prosecution had demanded a fine of 1.12 million Euro, while the defense at most spoke of a "moderate fine" for negligent bodily harm or the dismissal of the proceedings against a fine.
Boateng denies having harmed his ex-partner
Boateng denied having beaten and thrown a windsurfing sail and a cooler at his former partner in 2018 during their shared vacation. On the first day of the trial, Boateng spoke of a "nightmare," while his lawyer in his plea spoke of a "fabricated narrative of the woman beater," "mutual body harm," and Boateng having pushed his ex-girlfriend away and causing a lip injury.
The lawyer for Boateng's ex-partner, who accuses him of violence, countered, "It's a real David-against-Goliath battle." Boateng shows "no sense of injustice."
*Transparency note: In an earlier report, it was stated that Boateng had been sentenced for bodily harm. This was incorrect. Boateng was warned. In addition, no fine of 300,000 Euro was imposed, but a warning was issued, which means that if he commits another offense, a payment of 200,000 Euro is required.
- Despite the Public Prosecutor's Office's allegation of violence against Jerome Boateng, the Munich I Regional Court ultimately decided that there was no evidence of bodily harm inflicted by the footballer on his girlfriend.
- In response to the allegations of violence towards his ex-partner, Jerome Boateng vehemently denied inflicting any bodily harm during their shared vacation in 2018, claiming it was a "fabricated narrative" against him.
- Boateng's lawyer argued during the trial that his client had pushed away his ex-girlfriend, causing a lip injury, which was classified as negligent bodily harm, and not the severe assault as alleged by the Public Prosecutor's Office or Boateng's ex-partner's lawyer.
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