Jerome Boateng convicted of assaulting ex-girlfriend, fined €1.8 million

Former Germany and Bayern Munich soccer participant Jérôme Boateng was discovered responsible of home violence towards his former companion and ordered to pay her 1.8 million euros ($21.2 million) on Thursday.
It was the very best potential monetary damages that might be imposed by the Munich District Court.
The public prosecutor had been on the lookout for a suspended jail sentence of 1 and a half years and a advantageous of 1.5 million euros ($17.7 million).
Prosecutor Stefanie Eckert informed the court docket that Boateng’s former companion Sherin Senler was a “victim of domestic violence” but additionally that Boateng was a “victim of their mutually toxic relationship.”
The 33-year-old Boateng, who had denied the allegations of abuse, reacted calmly to the court docket’s resolution. He can enchantment the ruling.
Boateng had earlier denied hitting and injuring Senler in July 2018 after they have been on trip within the Turks and Caicos Islands. He was charged with allegations of willful bodily hurt and verbal abuse towards Senler, the mom of their two kids.
The indictment mentioned Boateng beat her, boxed her, bit her head, threw her on the bottom and insulted her. The prosecutors’ workplace additionally accused Boateng of throwing a glass lantern and cooling bag at his companion.
Boateng informed the court docket his former companion had grow to be aggressive and insulting throughout a dispute after a recreation of playing cards. He mentioned she hit him and injured his lip, and that she fell when he tried to push her away. He disputed throwing a lantern at her, however mentioned it fell when he threw a cushion at a desk. Boateng mentioned he had by no means hit his ex-girlfriend.
Senler later informed the court docket that Boateng punched her within the kidney so arduous that she discovered it tough to breathe. She mentioned he tore at her hair, bit her head, and pressed his thumb into her eye, giving her a black eye. She mentioned that that specific incident on July 19, 2018 was not the primary of its type, however essentially the most violent.
She mentioned the couple had an “on-off relationship” since 2007. “Our relationship was always turbulent,” Senler mentioned.
Boateng, who appeared on the court docket carrying a darkish blue go well with and a white shirt, shook his head at occasions as Senler gave proof to the court docket. His protection lawyer, Kai Walden, beforehand mentioned his shopper was disputing the allegations.
Boateng urged Senler was bringing this case towards him to spice up her possibilities of success in a dispute over their kids’s custody. Senler rejected the suggestion.
The trial had been delayed as a consequence of coronavirus restrictions.
Boateng not performs for Bayern. The membership declined to increase his contract on the finish of final season. He signed with French workforce Lyon within the offseason. He was dropped by Germany coach Joachim Löw as a part of a shakeup of the squad in March 2019.