The trial against ex-professional Christoph Metzelder begins next week.
His lawyer commented on the allegations against his client.
Düsseldorf - In August 2019, the former soccer professional and national player * Christoph Metzelder was in the focus of reporting after the Hamburg public prosecutor opened an investigation against him.
It was about the suspicion of spreading child pornography.
On April 29, the former Bundesliga * player will be on trial in Düsseldorf, his lawyer Ulrich Sommer spoke about the case and his prominent client.
Christoph Metzelder: His defense attorney talks about clients - and a "provocateur"
Metzelder is specifically accused of having procured “another person” in 29 cases “possession of child pornographic writings”, as far as the indictment is concerned.
He is also accused of owning child and youth pornography.
Compared to RTL *, Sommer found critical words about the ongoing proceedings and especially about the "other person" involved.
This is a 40-year-old woman whom the lawyer Sommer describes as a "provocateur".
There was a brief relationship between her and Metzelder, and the two exchanged views on sexual fantasies and ideas.
She is said to have made him send her the criminal content.
It was through her and her direct links with the police that the investigation began.
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The lawyer sees a contrast between the allegations and the social commitment of the ex-professional, who even received the Federal Cross of Merit for his work against child prostitution.
As Sommer continues, Metzelder was "shocked by himself that there is such a thing as a double life".
For the former Real Madrid * player, it was about the sexual "kick".
This also exists "with things that you shouldn't have touched at all costs," says the defense lawyer.
Christoph Metzelder: Lawyer comments on the ex-professional's cell phone files - "Is Mr. Metzelder a pedophile?"
The lawyer knows the files read out on Metzelder's smartphone and clearly presents his point of view. “The question is, is Mr. Metzelder a pedophile? No, of course it isn't, ”said Sommer in an interview. He also speaks of “files that are just screenshots” and points out that the photos show “a lot of young, attractive women that you and I would find just as attractive” and addresses the RTL reporter Ulrich Klose. "But also a lot of children and sexual violence," replies the latter - "Not at the moment, not a whole lot," replies Sommer.
For a year and a half, the vice world champion from 2002 has been in therapy, according to RTL information even on his own initiative. Sommer sees this as "a help in making oneself aware of how one has dealt with certain issues such as sexuality, dealing with women and the like, in one's particular situation". One is “prepared for anything” at the court hearing, but it can develop in all directions.
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