Overview
- Itzehoe prosecutors have sent their case file to their counterparts in Potsdam and asked them to take over the probe.
- Potsdam will now review the request, and under German practice the office where offenses likely occurred leads the case.
- TV host Collien Fernandes alleges her ex-partner, actor Christian Ulmen, created fake accounts in her name to spread pornographic images.
- Ulmen remains presumed innocent, and his lawyer has announced legal action against Der Spiegel’s initial coverage.
- A separate complaint filed in Spain is in an early and confidential phase, the Balearic High Court confirmed.