Father and son both admitted in court to threatening Michael Schumacher's family. They threatened to release before and after photos of the driver's accident in 2013. The other man, a former security guard who worked for a former F1 driver and his relatives, has been charged. However, he insisted it was not his fault.
The father and son, Yilmaz T. and Daniel L., pleaded guilty in a court in Wuppertal, western Germany, on Tuesday, local RTL television station reported.
They allegedly blackmailed the family of seven-time F1 champion Michael Schumacher by publishing private photos from different times in his life, before and after his 2013 skiing accident.
Michael Schumacher's private shots may be exposed
A third man, Marcus F., who was accused of providing the photos to the other two, also appeared in court but pleaded not guilty.
Until 2021, he worked as a security guard at the Schumacher family estate in Switzerland, so he could be a person of interest in the case. At that time, he allegedly took photos and sold them to the two aforementioned individuals for a “five-figure sum.”
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They then decided to publicly blackmail the family and demanded 15 million euros. They even sent “evidence” – personal photos – to one of Schumacher's current employees.
The trial is expected to continue for several more weeks, and the court has scheduled a total of five hearings until mid-February next year.
Michael Schumacher hasn't been seen in years. mysterious fate
The player's family's concern for privacy is not surprising. That's because he hasn't been seen in public since December 2013, and it's basically unknown what his exact condition is. It is true that he suffered a brain injury in a skiing accident.
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Unofficial sources say he requires constant care.
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