German officials have dropped their investigation of Till Lindemann after the Rammstein frontman was accused by several women of sexual abuse.
In May, a woman named Shelby Lynn accused the singer through Reddit and X posts, claiming she was drugged during Rammstein’s concert in Lithuania. Lynn also held Till accountable for trying to sexually advance on her with no consent.
After these allegations were made public, four other women also came forward with their own claims and German officials launched an investigation against Lindemann in mid-June, ‘on allegations relating to sexual offenses and the distribution of narcotics.’
However, on August 29, the Rammstein singer’s attorneys released a statement, announcing that the investigators had dropped the charges ‘due to insufficient suspicion of a crime.’ The statement further noted:
“What all of the complainants have in common is that their criminal complaints were not based on their own experiences, but solely on the statements made by Shelby Lynn, Kayla Shyx [YouTuber], and the subsequent media reports.”
One of Lindemann’s attorneys, Prof. Björn Gercke, also clarified why the charges were dropped in another statement:
“The swift discontinuation of the preliminary proceedings conducted against my client proves that the investigations of the public prosecutor’s office did not uncover any evidence or circumstantial evidence to charge my client with the commission of sexual offenses. There was simply nothing to the allegations.”
As the charges against Lindemann were dropped, Rammstein shared the statements on their official X Page, in the band’s native language German. You can check it out below.
Ermittlungsverfahren gegen Rammstein-Sänger eingestellt: https://t.co/WoU2KEpcA8
— Rammstein (@RSprachrohr) August 29, 2023
