Investigations against ex-coach of Vienna! The accusation: A trainer is said to have abused players from the oldest football club in the country.
Dark clouds over the Hohe Warte: the Vienna public prosecutor’s office is investigating a former coach of the First Vienna Football Club 1894. The ex-coach is being investigated on suspicion of sexual assault and abuse of a relationship of authority. The “Krone” has received an internal letter from the football club in which it was announced that contact details of all players suspected of being a coach in Teams were to which authorities have been forwarded. Two recent advertisements from the women’s team of the blue and yellow from Döbling got the ball rolling. “The incidents are said to go back several years and were also known internally, but the club officials are said to have done nothing,” an insider raises serious allegations behind closed doors . Only after the two ads is the oldest club in the country, whose women’s team finished fourth last season, now also acted. The suspect ex-trainer – who is presumed innocent – resigned long ago. “It’s an ongoing investigation, I can’t say more about it at the moment,” said Vienna spokesman Christian Kopf on Saturday when asked about “Krone”. If charged and convicted, the suspect faces up to 15 years in prison.
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