Ghanaian-German Footballer Jerome Boateng convicted of assaulting ex-girlfriend
Ghanaian-German footballer Jerome Boateng was fined 1.8 million euros on Thursday by a court in Munich, Germany after being found guilty of assaulting his ex-girlfriend three years ago.
The fine handed down by Munich regional court comes after Boateng was convicted of wilful bodily harm and insulting his ex-girlfriend, Sherin Senler.
Prosecutor Stefanie Eckert had called for a suspended 18-month prison sentence and a fine of 1.5 million euros for what she described as a “toxic relationship”. The defender had earlier denied the allegations as he testified for almost two hours.
Boateng, 33, who is 1.90 meters tall, and the brother to the previous Ghana black stars player Prince Kevin Boateng, attacked the mother of his twin daughters during a Caribbean holiday in 2018. Prior, the footballer’s ex-girlfriend had told the court how he punched her, causing her to lose her breath for a moment during a heated argument while on a luxury holiday.
She described how he “pressed against my eye with his thumb, bit me in the head and pulled me to the floor by my hair.”
She said Jerome repeatedly insulted her and hit her on the back with “one strong punch and several light punches. That’s when I lost my breath for a moment.”
Boateng and his ex-girlfriend are also locked in an ongoing legal dispute over custody of their twin daughters, who currently live with the footballer.
After judge Kai Dingerdissen gave his verdict, Boateng hurried out of the courtroom, surrounded by bodyguards and drove off in a black SUV, which was pursued by photographers.
Source: Yahoo!
