A man accused of having placed secret cameras in Altach’s changing room is appearing in court next week
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man who has been accused of having videos from secret cameras in the changing room and showers of the Altach women’s team is appearing in court next week in a case that has shaken football in Austria.
About 30 women have been identified on the recordings, according to the Public Prosecutor’s Office in Feldkirch, and some are considering a civil lawsuit against the accused. The team play in the top division in Austria.
One player, speaking anonymously to the Vorarlberger Nachrichten reporter Markus Krautberger in November, said the players had found out about the alleged crimes via the media and then been called into a meeting. “We were completely shocked,” she said. “The rug was pulled from under our feet.”
