German Investigation Claims Jerome Boateng Pressured Late Girlfriend to Sign Non Disclosure Agreement

German Investigation Claims Jerome Boateng Pressured Late Girlfriend to Sign Non Disclosure Agreement

Chukwu Ikechukwu
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:14 PM
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  • Jerome Boateng allegedly forced his ex-girlfriend Katarzyna Lenhardt to sign a document that legally bound her to remain silent about their relationship
  • The former Bayern Munich defender was alleged to have abused her several times before forcing her to sign the agreement
  • Boateng is due in court in Munich over an appeal to reduce his sentence to a €1.8m fine, after being charged with domestic abuse of a different ex-partner

Jerome Boateng is in troubled waters with German officials, after the latest revelations disclosed the former Bayern Munich had forced his late partner to sign a non-disclosure agreement about their relationship.

Katarzyna Lenhardt was alleged to have killed herself just weeks after signing the agreement, which prompted an investigation into her death by German officials.

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Jerome Boateng now plays for French Ligue 1 side Lyon after leaving Bayern Munich two seasons ago. Photo by John Berry.
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According to GFFN, a document declared to be authentic by the Lenhardt family’s lawyers described the model’s mother explaining that her daughter told her she had signed an NDA, under pressure.

The contract allegedly dictates that she was to keep her silence about their relationship, in which they claim she was constantly being abused by Boateng.

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Persons close to Lenhardt said that she felt threatened before her death, but that she could not say anything as the NDA allegedly only applied to her.

Boateng in court in Munich

Meanwhile, Jerome Boateng appeared in court in Munich to answer allegations he assaulted the mother of his twin daughters and ex-fiancée Sherin Senler in 2018, All Football News reports.

The Germany 2014 World Cup winner is accused of causing dangerous bodily harm to Senler in an incident that has been under investigation for 3 years.

Video evidence of the alleged assault was reported to have been viewed by the District Court, but proceedings slowed down following the coronavirus outbreak in Europe back in March.

Neymar in court over slap

Sports Brief has reported that Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar's legal woes continue, after an opposition supporter filed charges against him.

The incident in question occurred during PSG's surprise loss in the final round of the Coupe de France to Rennes in April 2019. Neymar reportedly slapped a supporter while going to collect his losers medal.

At the time, the French Football Federation banned Neymar for three matches.

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