German former professional footballer Christopher Metzelder went on trial today accused of sharing child p3rnography with women online in a case that stunned the sport.
The former
Germany and Real Madrid defender, 40, is in the dock at a district court in the
western city of Duesseldorf accused of possessing and distributing illicit
images of minors.
Prosecutors
say the 2002 World Cup finalist passed on 29 p3rnographic files to three women
via WhatsApp.
According to
the case against him, 297 files with s3xual content featuring children or teens
were found on Metzelder’s mobile phone.
A lawyer for
the former player said last week he would “face up” to the charges in court.
“He knows
what he has done,” Metzelder’s attorney Ulrich Sommer told broadcaster RTL.
“He also
knows that it can be called a mistake and he knows that he has to face up to
his responsibilities.”
Metzelder had
been working as a pundit for Sky Sports Germany until he came under
investigation in September 2019.
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