Former Germany player Jérôme Boateng convicted of assault

MUNICH (AP) — Former Germany and Bayern Munich player Jérôme Boateng has been found guilty of domestic violence against his former partner and ordered to pay a fine of 1.8 million euros ($2.1 million). It was the highest possible financial damages that could be imposed by the Munich District Court. The public prosecutor had been looking for a suspended jail sentence of 1 1/2 years and a fine of 1.5 million euros ($1.8 million). Prosecutor Stefanie Eckert told the court that Boateng’s former partner Sherin Senler was a “victim of domestic violence” but also that Boateng was a “victim of their mutually toxic relationship.” The 33-year-old Boateng reacted calmly to the court’s decision. The verdict is not yet legally binding.