Overview
- BILD and multiple outlets report that several HSV employees accused former sporting director Stefan Kuntz of sexual harassment, including an account of feeling pressured into oral sex.
- The club’s supervisory board reportedly hired an external Hamburg law firm that deemed witness statements credible after taking multiple testimonies.
- HSV confirms only that Kuntz asked to end his contract for personal familial reasons and says internal reviews and any compliance checks are confidential and ongoing.
- Kuntz posted a statement on Instagram rejecting the allegations as false and said he has instructed the law firm Schertz Bergmann to take legal action.
- Separately from the harassment claims, Kuntz reportedly filed a criminal complaint in December alleging stalking after receiving anonymous messages since July.