The players of the handball team of the German club TuS Metzingen found two hidden cameras in their locker room this week, informed this Thursday the club of the city located in the southwest of Germany.
A person close to the team was arrested on suspicion after the club reported the incident to the police, according to the information. The club indicated that the cooperation with this person was immediately terminated.
“This disgusting act – also committed by a person of direct trust – is simply scandalous and it has hit us all very hard,” club manager Ferenc Rott said.
The manager assured that he was “impressed” by the union of the players and their joint decision to play against SG BBM Bietigheim, against whom he finally lost this past Wednesday by 32-20.
“We will not let something like this bring us down and the fact that the team wanted to play handball again immediately is a very strong signal,” Rott said. “We have received a lot of support from the police, the association and other teams during this difficult time. That helps, of course, and we appreciate it,” he added.
The German Women’s Handball League (HBF) reacted “shocked” and guaranteed the Metzigen club its “full support”. “We strongly condemn this reprehensible act,” sustains a league statement released today. “A criminal act of this type contradicts all the values that we, as HBF, represent together with our teams,” he stresses.