TV Director Charged With Rape In German Metoo Scandal
German prosecutors on Friday charged a prominent TV director with rape, in what could become Germany’s first high-profile #MeToo court case.The accusations first emerged in January 2018 and were the first in Germany since the global #MeToo movement against sexual misconduct gained momentum in the wake of the disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein’s downfall.
On Friday, Munich prosecutors said the lengthy duration of its investigations was because “the facts of the case go back a long time”.Prosecutors added that the 20-page charge sheet included testimony from 20 witnesses. State-funded television channel Saarlaendischer Rundfunk admitted then that it was aware of sexual misconduct allegedly committed by Wedel in the 1980s and continued working with him.