Overview
- Landgericht Osnabrück found the 44-year-old guilty of two counts of sexual harassment for attempting to kiss a colleague against her will on two occasions.
- He was acquitted of sexual coercion in concurrence with bodily harm, unlawful dissemination of images in three cases, and stalking.
- Judges imposed a €7,000 fine rather than the one year and four months in prison requested by prosecutors.
- The court noted he leveraged his position as chair of a penal enforcement chamber to pursue sexual aims during work.
- He remains provisionally suspended from duty and can file a revision within one week of the verdict.