Overview
- Authorities are investigating two suspected cases involving boys aged 10 and 12, alleged in Cologne in 2009 and in the Munich area in 2014.
- The 43-year-old suspect has been held in Munich pretrial detention since December 2025, according to prosecutors.
- Investigators have sent about 70 letters to potential victims and former employers as they review the suspect’s past contacts.
- Local clubs in Bavaria have been contacted, with two representatives from a club near the Ammersee recently questioned as witnesses.
- 1. FC Köln says it was previously unaware of allegations and is cooperating with the inquiry, and the suspect worked in its youth setup from 2009 to 2011 before later roles in Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen and Landsberg/Ammersee; prosecutors have not ruled out additional victims.