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Former German swimmers report in the news magazine "Der Spiegel" of sexual assault and harassment by open water national trainer Stefan Lurz.
The magazine speaks of "assaults, psychological manipulation and bullying".
This is not the first time that such accusations have centered on the Würzburger and has now resigned from his position with immediate effect.
In the “Spiegel” report and in the “Main Post” he denies the allegations.
He resigned "in order to avert further damage to the image of the German Swimming Association".
He emphasizes “that I will continue to reject all guilt.
The development of my athletes was and is always in the foreground, so I see myself forced to take this step ”.
The German Swimming Association (DSV) responded in a statement to the serious suspicions of sexual abuse and condemned "any form of abuse and violence, regardless of whether physical, mental or sexual".
The DSV statement was not named.
DSV leaves the trainer on leave
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After the board of directors and the representative for the prevention of sexual violence were confronted by the news magazine with what it said was "previously unknown in its details", the association responded, among other things, by giving the trainer a leave of absence "without carrying out a preliminary conviction" and issued a complaint Contact the alleged victims.
"The new information for the incumbent board was immediately handed over to the public prosecutor," it says.
A good hour after the statement, the association also reported Lurz's resignation, without establishing any connection.
In 2010, Lurz was investigated on suspicion of sexual assault on a 15-year-old female athlete.
Doubts arose as to the alleged victim's credibility, and the prosecution closed the investigation.