State prosecutors in Berlin announced on Tuesday (8/29) that they’ve dropped the sexual assault allegation against Rammstein frontman Till Lindemann, Washington Post reports. A statement from the prosecution office reads, “The evaluation of the available evidence — above all the press reports that refer to anonymous whistleblowers, as well as the additional questioning of witnesses — has not produced any indications that the accused has carried out sexual acts on women against their will, administered disabling substances or exploited a power imbalance towards underage sexual partners in order to persuade them to have sex.”
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In a statement, Lindemann’s lawyers said the end of the criminal investigation showed that the accusations on social media and in the press had “no basis” and civil action would be taken against the outlets that accused their client.
Proceedings against Rammstein’s former tour manager, who was accused of allegedly leading young women backstage at concerts, have also been discontinued.
A series of articles in the German press quoting anonymous women described how fans were recruited at concerts to have sex with the lead singer. They said they were sexually assaulted and had little to no recollection of events.
Lindemann was dropped by his book publisher, Kiepenheuer & Witsch, following the allegations, and Universal Music “suspended marketing and promotional activities for the band’s recordings.”
Lindemann and Rammstein have denied the allegations.