Overview
- The juvenile chamber of the Berlin Regional Court convicted the 28-year-old of sexually abusing two then 11-year-old boys during overnight stays in his apartment in December 2022 and February 2023.
- Judges imposed a one year and six months sentence on probation, ordered him to begin therapeutic treatment immediately, and placed him under a probation officer for three years.
- The judgment is not yet final because the defendant can file an appeal.
- Prior to sentencing he made a partial confession, admitting he made pornographic content accessible to minors and solicited sexual images and measurements via messaging, which the court noted spared the children from testifying.
- The case started after a parent alerted 1. FC Union’s child-protection officer, leading the club to involve police who searched his home and analyzed his smartphone, with prosecutors initially alleging about twelve acts before several counts were provisionally dropped after an agreement.