Overview
- Prosecutors say the alleged assault took place on Nov. 23, 2019 at Michael Schumacher’s Swiss villa and was reported by former family nurse Najia B., who later left the household in 2020.
- The trial opened in Nyon on June 2, 2026 and has featured two private phone videos and text messages from the accused that include apologies such as “I’m so sorry from the bottom of my heart.”
- The plaintiff testified she woke with blood on the bed and pain in her vaginal and anal areas, testimony that the court heard alongside medical descriptions of her injuries.
- The defendant, Joey M., denies criminal wrongdoing and says the encounter was consensual, repeating statements he gave in a 2024 interview; he attended the Swiss hearing under a granted safe-conduct arrangement.
- Judges ruled that the plaintiff’s dismissal documents will be excluded from the criminal record and signaled that a verdict is expected later this week, with the Schumacher family remaining publicly absent from the proceedings.