Ex-HSV boss Kuntz drops stalking charges! | OneFootball

Stefan Kuntz has withdrawn his stalking complaint. The former HSV sporting director filed a complaint against an unknown person on December 12 on suspicion of stalking.

This process has now been confirmed by the Hamburg public prosecutor’s office at the request of the German Press Agency. Initially, Mopo reported on the development. The withdrawal of the complaint actually took place on January 8, three days before Bild first reported on the allegations against Kuntz. Why the 63-year-old decided to take this step is unclear at this time.

In any case, the proceedings remain ongoing. A spokeswoman for the public prosecutor’s office explained that the withdrawal of the complaint has no impact on the ongoing proceedings. The reason is that stalking is considered an official offense, which is prosecuted by the authorities regardless of a complaint. Thus, the investigation continues.

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Kuntz Denies Allegations

The Kuntz case has thus gained another chapter. Initially, when the separation was announced on January 2, HSV cited “personal, family reasons.” Ten days later, one day after the Bild investigation became public, the club’s supervisory board confirmed in a public statement that the departure was directly related to the allegations in question.

The reason was accusations by two female employees who accused Kuntz of sexual harassment. The HSV supervisory board considers these allegations to be “credible.” Kuntz himself firmly rejects the accusations and described them as false on his Instagram account. He stated that the allegations hit him hard and emphasized his innocence.

“For the sake of my family and all those close to me, I have asked my lawyers (Schertz Bergmann law firm) to take action against these FALSE allegations and prejudgments,” Kuntz continued.

HSV, on the other hand, considers these statements to be mistaken. “Mr. Kuntz explicitly did not take the opportunity to comment to the supervisory board, despite multiple offers. Against this background, the allegations of a ‘defamation campaign’ against Stefan Kuntz are clearly incorrect and misleading,” the supervisory board clarified. The last word in this case is likely far from being spoken.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.