Through his official account Instagram, the german band, Rammsteinpublished an open letter to their audience, where they seriously address the accusations of sexual abuse facing their vocalist, Till Lindemann, starting it with the words
“We would like to thank all our fans, friends and visitors to our concerts. Thank you for your support, warmth and encouragement on this 2024 tour.”
This is following a public accusation made in May 2023 by Shelby Lynnwhere she posted on X (formerly Twitter), a series of photographs of her body covered in bruises, with the phrase “I am the girl who was drugged at (a Rammstein concert), also mentioning that Till He wanted to have relations with her; however, she did not accept. This was in the framework of a party prior to her concert in Vilnius, Lithuania.
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The band’s response, through the same social network, was:
“With regard to the allegations circulating online about Vilnius, we can rule out the possibility that what is mentioned has happened in our environment. We are not aware of any official investigation into this matter.”
However, some media outlets claimed that the attacks were directly by the singer, but Shelby She told them that she had not been touched, asking to end the misinformation, but as a result of this a group of women made accusations against her Lidenmann
In an article investigated by North German Broadcasting (NDR) y Süddeutsche Zeitung (SZ)new accusations were made against Till Lindemann. A system was described that allegedly recruited women to have sexual relations with the singer. Two women even mentioned alleged sexual assaults. The publisher Kiepenheuer & Witsch (KiWi), who had published two volumes of poetry Lindemann, ended his collaboration with the singer.
The band responded to these accusations: “The publications of the last few days have caused irritation and questions among the public and especially among our fans. The accusations have affected us all very much and we take them very seriously. For the band it is important that their fans feel safe “in front of and behind the stage.”
Despite the insistence of the lawyers of Till, The rape accusations continued, including those of the German Youtuber Kayla Shyxwho mentioned the name of Alena Makeevawho was the band’s assistant and was in charge of forming a “zero line” closer to the events and to attend after-parties. Making the band move away from her and prohibiting her from entering the events.
Despite the protests, the scheduled concerts were held, Berlin Public Prosecutor’s Office opened an investigation into the accusation “in the field of sexual crimes and drug trafficking”, same as the Vilnius Prosecutor’s Office would not start due to lack of objective evidence.
Simon Bergmann and Christian Schertzthey stated in a statement, that according to an investigation, commissioned by the forensic medicine department of Cologne, the bruises of Shelby Lynn They were probably caused without external influence.
By July 15, 2023, he had already been charged as author of a crime and prejudged,
300 people demonstrated before a concert Rammstein.
He Hamburg District Court partially estimated the request of Lindemann to file a court order against the magazine The mirror. Magazine that later reported on a woman who allegedly had sex with Till Lindemann in 2011, when she was just I was 15 years old. So she was best friends with the daughter of a member of Rammstein.
The chain NDR and the diary SZ reported allegations against another member of the group, Christian Lorenz, for alleged sexual assault of two women more than 20 years ago. One of them was a minor at the time.
Kayla Shyx had to remove some statements from your video from early June, including the claim that some girls were drugged at a Rammstein concert, following a court ruling in Hamburg.
The Berlin prosecutor’s office has closed the investigation against Lindemann due to lack of evidence; also against the group’s fired manager, Alena MakeevaTill Lindemann wrote on Instagram:
“I would like to thank everyone who waited impartially for the investigation to be completed.”
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2024-08-16 05:28:27