Overview

• On May 28 at the Stadion der Freundschaft in Frankfurt (Oder), a 40-year-old U15 assistant coach allegedly filmed minor players during showers.
• Prosecutors in Frankfurt (Oder) have opened an investigation under Germany’s child-pornography and privacy laws.
• Two complaints filed on May 30 in Magdeburg have led officials to review whether to transfer the case from Brandenburg to Saxony-Anhalt jurisdiction.
• 1. FC Magdeburg suspended the coach, issued him a house ban and pledged full cooperation, highlighting its established child-protection policy.
• Players discovered the coach’s hidden phone in the changing area, confronted him and reportedly witnessed a file deletion from the device.