American Woman To Face 10 Years In German Prison After Going On A Bar Crawl With Coronavirus Symptoms

By Samantha in News On 17th September 2020
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This US Military Worker could be facing 10 years in jail in Germany after she went on a bar crawl while having symptoms of coronavirus. 


German officials tracked down this woman name Yasmin A after she infected at least 23 of her colleagues and exposed 710 people to the virus.

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The relevant authorities are now going around and struggling to find those people who were exposed to this American woman on her big night out in the southern German town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria.



MailOnline reports that the 26-year-old went partying despite awaiting test results, having returned from a holiday in Greece with a sore throat.


If allegations are proven to be true, Yasmin will be serving 10 years jail time in Germany, as the Munich public prosecutor has opened an investigation for negligent bodily harm - a charge which could land her behind bars.



Lawyer Arndt Kempgens told German daily newspaper Bild: "From the point of view of conditional intent, this can even lead to criminal liability for wilful and dangerous bodily harm according to Section 224 of the Criminal Code."




"The sentence ranges from six months to 10 years in prison."



 

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Peter Messerschmitt, owner of the nightclub Peaches where the woman is reported to have visited on the night in question, also spoke to Bild to express his anger at the woman's actions, describing a 'potential killer'.

Yasmin is a civil employee of the US armed forces in the Upper Bavarian market town where she lives on their premises.

On the question of whether she could be prosecuted by local law enforcement, US Army spokesman Donald Wrenn explained: "For US civilian employees, the Bavarian regulations for the prevention of infectious diseases apply, just like for every German citizen.

"The US Army in Bavaria keeps its soldiers and civilians as well as the Bavarian ordinances with regard to limiting the spread of the virus to a high standard.

"Any violation of these regulations would be inconsistent with our behaviour and our efforts to keep our communities safe.

"Our main focus is currently on the thorough and precise identification of contact persons as well as additional tests to limit the possible spread of Covid-19."

 

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According to a press conference held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen this week, three of the potential 710 contacts had tested positive for the virus as of Tuesday (15 September), while a further 300 test results are still pending.

The three confirmed to be infected are two Americans and one German person, states District Administrator Anton Speer.

Speer added: "I appeal to all young people who have not yet been tested. We have to use all our strength for the tests.

"We must not be careless now."

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