Metzelder was questioned by
police as part of an investigationThe former defender played for Borussia Dortmund and SchalkeFormer
Germany defender Christoph Metzelder has stepped down as president from his boyhood club TuS Haltern am See after he was questioned by police as part of an investigation into distribution of child pornography, the club said in a statement.
Computer equipment was confiscated during two searches, Hamburg’s state prosecutor’s office said. “The accused is alleged to have sent to a (female) recipient in Hamburg pictures with child pornographic content through the communication platform
WhatsApp,” Hamburg state prosecutor’s office said.