Christoph Metzelder, former player of the German national team and Real Madrid, was sentenced this Thursday in the city of Düsseldorf to a suspended prison sentence of ten months after having confessed to having disseminated images of child pornography. The 40-year-old former athlete said Thursday on the first day of his proceedings that he had sent pedophile files via WhatsApp to several women, including his ex-partner, who had denounced him. “I apologize,” said the accused, “I accept the punishment and I apologize to the victims. I will have to live with this grief for the rest of my life, ”Metzelder said on Thursday, adding that he will return his awards for social engagement and volunteering, including the North Rhine State Order of Merit. -Westphalia and the Federal Cross. of merit, according to could report the journalist Juan Manuel Romero. The same news source said Metzelder admitted to sending 18 files but denied having the nearly 300 the prosecution alleged against him. age, age. His trial was scheduled to last until May, but the defendant’s confession paved the way for an early resolution of the case, sentencing Metzelder to a 10-month suspended prison sentence. During the investigation, 297 files of pornographic content with children and adolescents were found on his cell phone. “He knows what he has done and that it can be considered a crime, he will have to face up to his responsibilities,” his lawyer Ulrich Sommer told French television RTL on April 21. Metzelder could have gotten up to 5 years in prison and his lawyer said that “he himself is surprised to have this kind of double life” and that he “obviously” does not believe his client is a pedophile. His professional background Currently, the former center-back was training to become a coach with the German Football Association (DFB) when the investigation was opened in September 2019. In addition, AFP said Metzelder would start as a commentator on the public television channel ARD, but the same media decided to “suspend your cooperation” after the process. He also ran an advertising agency and his own foundation, “Christoph Metzelder Foundation”, to support children’s and youth projects and coached the TuS Haltern U19 team. at Borussia Dortmund (2000-20007), where he reached a high level. Real Madrid signed him in 2007 and he remained there until 2010, where he played around 30 official matches. He then moved on to Schalke 04, where he retired in 2013. He was a world finalist at the 2002 World Cup in Korea-Japan and took third place in Germany 2006.
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