Because of the existence of an initial suspicion, the Berlin public prosecutor’s office has initiated investigations against the Rammstein front singer Till Lindemann, reports the daily mirror. Accordingly, the Berlin Senator for Justice Felor Badenberg informed the members of the Judiciary Committee in the House of Representatives today, in camera, that there were several criminal charges against Lindemann under Section 177 of the Criminal Code. However, the public prosecutor’s office is also investigating ex officio.
Paragraph 177 regulates that “anyone who, against the apparent will of another person, carries out sexual acts on this person or has them carried out by them or induces this person to carry out or tolerate sexual acts on or by a third party”, with a prison sentence of six months to can be sentenced to five years.
Shortly after the start of Rammstein’s European tour, allegations of abuse were made against Lindemann. Young women are said to have been brought to him who had previously stayed in “Row Zero”, the area between the stage and the barriers.
In a statement by Rammstein, it was said that the allegations were taken extremely seriously. “The publications of the last few days have caused irritation and questions among the public and especially among our fans,” Rammstein wrote on Instagram. “The allegations hit us all very hard and we take them extremely seriously.”