Overview
- The 40-year-old amateur referee is being tried at Landgericht München II on two rape counts plus possession of child-pornographic material.
- He admitted raping a then-16-year-old colleague and possessing illegal files but denied assaulting a then-18-year-old.
- Police say they seized 466 images and 174 videos from his devices during an April 2025 arrest, and he remains in pretrial detention.
- Video-recorded testimony from the minor was shown in a closed session, while the other woman did not attend due to reported psychological strain.
- A €8,500 victim–offender settlement was reached with the younger victim, he left the referee group and a shared gym, and a verdict is expected by late January.