Rammstein vocalist Till Lindemann is preventing again in opposition to one information outlet that reported on the sexual misconduct allegations that had been levied in opposition to him final 12 months.

According to a press launch issued this previous Friday (Aug. 2) by the singer’s authorized illustration, Schertz Bergmann, the musician has filed a legal grievance with Hamburg Public Prosecutor’s Office in opposition to executives on the German information outlet Der Spiegel. At difficulty is the media outlet’s reporting of the story, which they really feel included falsified paperwork and the try to commit trial fraud.

Per the declare, “In the injunction proceedings, SPIEGEL submitted two affidavits in its rejoinder to the Regional Court from 28 June 2023, from women named ‘Zoe’ and ‘Sophie W.’ in the article. ‘Zoe’s’ affidavit had the peculiarity that it began on the penultimate page with a sentence that was not continued on the next page. This page contained solely the witness’s signature, so that it had to be assumed that individual pages of the affidavit had been removed or replaced (see our press release of 15 May 2024).”

“Although this irregularity had already been criticized on the listening to earlier than the Regional Court on 25 August 2023, SPIEGEL didn’t reply thereto till every week earlier than the listening to within the attraction proceedings and submitted two beforehand unknown affidavits. Thereby, SPIEGEL needed to concede that the initially submitted affidavits weren’t from ‘Zoe’ and ‘Sophie W.’. Due to an oversight by its personal authorized counsel and its secretariat totally different variations had been blended up through the submission of the affidavits, mentioned SPIEGEL.”

“The different versions of ‘Zoe’s’ affidavits differ significantly from each other, especially concerning her described recollection of the encounter with our client. In addition, in the proceedings, as well as accompanying the proceedings, SPIEGEL repeatedly defended its reporting with the argument that affidavits have a high degree of credibility due to the criminal penalty involved. In word-against-word cases, they should be sufficient to justify reporting on suspicion.

“In so far as it has now been established that two affidavits were not actually rendered as submitted, this is a matter that must be clarified by the criminal prosecution authorities. Our client will therefore file a criminal complaint with Hamburg Public Prosecutor’s Office against SPIEGEL executives for falsification of documents and attempted trial fraud.”

About the Initial Allegations

In May 2023, a female fan of the group made public in an online post her account that included an accusation that she had been drugged at a party before the band’s performance in Lithuania. The author of the post later clarified that she was not sexually assaulted or abused, but she did maintain that she had been drugged at the party.

Despite the Lindemann and the band holding strong that no wrong-doing on their part had occurred, the singer was dropped by his publisher due to the allegations and the Berlin public prosecution office started an investigation into the alleged actions.

LIndemann’s legal reps were also able to obtain a ban against Der Spiegel. By late August 2023, German officials had concluded and dropped their investigation into Lindemann.

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Rammstein’s Most Recent Statement

Earlier this week, Rammstein issued what essentially is a tour wrap-up statement, though they did take the time to address the difficulties they faced over the course of the run.

At one point, the group stated (as translated to English), “Since final summer season, now we have been actively coping with the accusations made in opposition to the band. We take this dispute very significantly, even when a lot of it’s unfounded and excessively exaggerated. It is an interior course of that may accompany us for a very long time to return. Each of us does this in our personal manner and offers with it in another way.”

They continued, “We want to take this chance to thank our households and family members particularly for his or her unrestricted help and love.”