Jérôme Boateng: Investigation against him

The investigation against the former international and soccer world champion Jérôme Boateng (36) is discontinued. The public prosecutor’s office in Munich I had determined for assault, coercion and defamation against Boateng, but the investigation has now been discontinued according to the principle “in case of doubt for the accused”. This has confirmed the responsible public prosecutor of the Spot on News news agency.

“In summary, the attitude was justified by the fact that the injured party himself is no longer available as a witness and that injuries documented in photos and in the autopsy report of the Berlin public prosecutor’s office are not sufficient for proof of action because it does not provide any evidence of the creation of the injuries,” the statement said. As a result, the investigation is “to be set after the overall assessment of all facts and evidence according to the principle” in Dubio Pro Reo ‘”.

The victim: Boateng’s ex-girlfriend Kasia Lenhardt. Boateng himself wrote a post on Instagram that gives the wrong impression, the attitude of the procedure means acquittal – and nothing had happened. In the comments, users draw his attention to the fact that an attitude of the procedure does not mean that he was right, but Boateng still has no response.

The subject of the investigation was alleged incidents in Munich and Berlin, in which Boateng is said to have become violent towards his former partner Kasia Lenhardt (1995-2021). Lenhardt had committed suicide in Berlin in 2021. The Munich authority subsequently resumed the procedure that was temporarily set at the time.

The Munich I public prosecutor also announced that a witness who had reported in January 2025 and declared that he was ready to be at the agreed questioning date at the end of February 2025 was “not” unexcused. The woman is no longer available for the investigative authorities.

The relationship between ex-Bayern star Boateng and Lenhardt, a finalist of the casting show “Germany’s Next Top Model”, had made headlines. In particular, an interview by the football star shortly before the model’s death, in which he had made serious allegations against her, employed the judiciary and numerous media.