Judgment in the trial against Jerome Boateng expected

Former national player in court - Judgment in the trial against Jerome Boateng expected

Process against the former football national player Jérôme Boateng is expected to receive judgment at 11:00 am. The prosecution demands a fine of 1.12 million Euro for the 35-year-old. The defense argues at most for a "moderate fine" due to negligent bodily harm or the dismissal of the proceedings against a bail.

Boateng has denied hitting his former partner in 2018 during a shared Caribbean vacation and throwing a windmill and a cooler at her. He spoke on the first trial day of a "nightmare", his lawyer in his plea of a "fabricated narrative of a woman beater", "mutual body harm", and Boateng pushed his ex-girlfriend away, causing a lip injury.

The lawyer of Boateng's ex-girlfriend, who accuses him of violence, said instead: "It's a real David-versus-Goliath fight." Boateng shows "no sense of injustice".

Lengthy Proceedings

The proceedings against the long-time defender of FC Bayern München, who recently transferred from the Italian club US Salernitana to Linzer ASK in Austria, are dragging on. The Munich Magistrates' Court had already imposed a fine on Boateng in 2021: 60 penalty payments of 30,000 Euro each, totaling 1.8 million Euro.

The Munich Land Court I then sentenced Boateng in October 2022 in the second instance for bodily harm and defamation to a fine of 120 penalty payments of 10,000 Euro - a total of 1.2 million Euro. However, the Bavarian Higher Regional Court quashed the judgment due to persistent legal errors - that's why it was rolled back before the Munich Land Court I. Until a legally binding conviction, the presumption of innocence applies.

1. The ongoing court process against Jerome Boateng in Germany involves an allegation of violence against his former girlfriend, a woman from the Caribbean.
2. The Public Prosecutor's Office demands a significant fine for the soccer player due to the alleged bodily harm he inflicted during a vacation in 2018.
3. Despite Boateng's denial and his lawyer's assertions of negligent bodily harm, the prosecution sees this as a case of criminality within Bavaria's jurisdiction.
4. The lengthy proceedings against the German national player, who recently moved from FC Bayern Munich to Linzer ASK in Austria, have resulted in fines totaling over 3 million Euro in two trial instances.
5. Boateng's ex-girlfriend's lawyer describes the situation as a David-versus-Goliath fight, alleging that Jeremy Boateng shows no sense of injustice.
6. Until a legally binding conviction is reached, the presumption of innocence applies, as stipulated in Germany's legal process.

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