Former cantonal councillor from Schwyz denies allegations of violence in Zurich
Published: Wednesday, Sep 4th 2024, 09:10
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Former Schwyz SVP cantonal councillor Bernhard Diethelm denied on Wednesday before the Zurich High Court that he had allegedly strangled a prostitute. The woman had bitten his finger. He had merely pushed her.
Diethelm admitted during questioning that the meeting did not go as planned. "There was an argument," he said. The woman had bitten his finger, he had seen red and pushed her. "But the assault came from her."
He had by no means put her in a headlock. Diethelm explained that the woman had injuries to her neck by saying that she had already had them before. She had told the police a "made-up story".
Diethelm did not want to make any statements about the animal porn images he had sent to the woman. He had repeatedly described himself as a "submissive piggy" in WhatsApp chats with her. The Zurich District Court sentenced the ex-politician to a conditional prison sentence in July 2023.
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