Former Germany international Christoph Metzelder is being investigated by German police over allegations of distributing child pornography.
A statement from the Hamburg attorney general's office said the 38-year-old is accused of having sent images with child pornographic content to a recipient in Hamburg via WhatsApp.
Hamburg police carried out two searches in Dusseldorf on Tuesday.
Metzelder is said to have co-operated with the authorities.
The material collected from the searches will now be evaluated, and the investigation continues.
Metzelder won more than 40 caps for Germany and was a member of the squads for the 2002 and 2006 World Cups.
The centre-back helped Borussia Dortmund win the 2001-2002 Bundesliga title during a seven-year spell with the club before winning La Liga with Real Madrid in the 2007-08 season. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/49579323
He runs a foundation for socially disadvantaged children in Germany according to this article https://the42.ie/4795426
Foundation website down: https://www.metzelder-stiftung.de/
Some info on it here, must find which celebs were involved https://skypak-blog.com/metzelder-foundation/
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l0ng_time_lurker ago
Another question: What secret did he find out so his credibility must be tarnished with c/p , not just possession but distribution charges.
Not well known: A critical German MP who headed a select committee to look into the false flag NSU affair
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebastian_Edathy
was charged with c/p possesion as well as
German MP Jörg Tauss
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%B6rg_Tauss
Both "confessed" but I still find it fishy. MP Edathy was said to be a customer of a canadian (FVEY) site. MP Tauss had CDs hidden in a book.
Not saying this was deep state through and through but again, c/p possession is the only remaining Kryptonite if you want to ban someone from public life, just short of suiciding someone.
YogSoggoth ago
The first sounds strange, and the second not as much. Would be easier to tell If I knew more about European affairs. To give an example, everyone except the dumbest American knows the Clinton's were/are corrupt, but would the average Australian? All they know is what they read, and probably could care less because it does not change their situation. Not sure who down voted that without comment.