Criminal charges for sexual Assault: allegations against Kai Diekmann – daily mirror

Kai Diekmann, editor of the “image”group, must defend themselves against the accusation of sexual Assault. After a pre-notification to the “Spiegel” accuses him of a member of staff of the media house to have a private meeting in Potsdam in the summer of last year, when bathing harassed. A spokesman for the Prosecutor’s office in Potsdam said on Friday that an advertisement had been received and an investigation has been opened. Kai Diekmann has not commented on the accusation, his lawyer, Otmar Kury said, “the against Mr Diekmann’s case, the accusation is baseless and we have the utmost confidence in the work of the investigating authorities”.

Springer said the employee had contacted immediately after the alleged Assault on the company. Then you have examined the case of using external legal experts, but I can with the available funds, not criminal conduct. Such an investigation, the Compliance rules of the stock exchange-listed company. To make the allegation, but legally binding, to clarify, have you given the knowledge, with the consent of Diekmanns to the Prosecutor’s office
of Potsdam. The display of the employee was directly.

the end of 2016, had announced Diekmann to leave the Springer-Verlag at the end of January after over 30 years in the company. In the case of Springer, it is, Diekmanns retirement have to do with the allegations nothing, the decision is like over a year. The allegations would expedite the planned farewell at best.

Springer spokeswoman Edda Fels told the daily mirror that she could confirm the information of the news magazine. The company had investigated the allegations using external legal experts and with the resources available to them, no criminal conduct Diekmanns found. “The results we have given, with the consent of Mr Diekmann to the Prosecutor’s office to legally-binding clarification. There, the process will now be examined." There is no connection to the decision Diekmanns to leave the company at the end of January 2017. In fact, this decision Dating from the year 2015.

The Springer spokeswoman also confirmed that Kai Diekmann will work as intended until the end of January for the company. There will be a farewell celebration, the date is still open. The employee who has raised the allegation of sexual Assault, and work unchanged for the media house. “We remain neutral,” said Edda Fels.