The singer of Rammstein escapes legal proceedings. Till Lindemann was accused by several groupies of sexual assault. But the Berlin prosecutor’s office, which opened an investigation against the star in mid-June, has just closed the case without action. According to the German courts, the evaluation of the available evidence and the hearing of witnesses did not establish that the accused had non-consensual sexual relations with women “Writes the Berlin prosecutor’s office.
Published on: 08/29/2023 – 20:29
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The affair has been making headlines for months in Europe and is causing more noise than a metal concert. Rammstein is one of the most popular heavy metal bands. A 24-year-old Irish girl first accused Till Lindemann of drugging and sexually assaulting her after a concert in Lithuania. Subsequently, a dozen young women told relatives and journalists similar facts.
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The victims were spotted in the audience, filmed and photographed so that the sixty-year-old singer could make his choice. Invited behind the scenes, some would then have been drugged and abused. Only, the complaints filed were by third parties and not by the alleged victims that the German justice could not hear. The only exception, an influencer who agreed to speak to investigators. But they found his statements too vague.
« Till’s evenings have nothing to do with our after parties »
She could not describe criminally reprehensible incidents, write the judges to justify the dismissal of the case. Still, last June, the drummer of the group Rammstein dissociated himself from the singer. ” Till’s eveningswrote Christoph Schneider on social networks, have nothing to do with our after parties ».
The investigation against the tour manager, who had been accused of bringing young women backstage at concerts, was also dropped. The law firm representing Lindemann, Schertz Bergmann, welcomed the abandonment ” fast of the investigation, he promised to take civil action against the ” illegal suspicion reports against the singer.
The allegations, which began last spring during the band’s European tour, sparked an outcry. They had provoked protest demonstrations before the group’s concerts in several countries, as well as the cancellation of after-show parties during concerts in Germany. Rammstein is known for his spectacular performances on stage with a lot of pyrotechnics and for his taste for provocation.
(And with AFP)
2023-08-29 21:31:02
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