German politician Edathy confesses in child pornography trial

‘Former German politician Sebastian Edathy has confessed in court to using his official work laptop to download pornographic videos and images of children from the Internet. He was fined 5,000 euros.

Following Edathy’s admission, the Verden District Court in the German state of Lower Saxony on Monday handed the former Social Democrats (SPD) deputy a fine of 5,000 euros ($5,600), bringing the trial to an end.

In order to avoid conviction, chief prosecutor Thomas Klinge had demanded a credible confession of guilt.’

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