Former Germany defender Jérôme Boateng fined as years long assault case concludes

Former Germany and Bayern Munich defender Jérôme Boateng was convicted Friday (Jul. 19) of causing bodily harm to his former partner and was handed a suspended fine and a warning as a years-long domestic abuse case came to an end.

Judge Susanne Hemmerich, who presided over a retrial that started last month, said Boateng will pay a fine of 200,000 euros ($220,000) if he commits another offense. However, as part of the conditions for the…