Frankfurt/Main (dpa/lhe) - After he also cited very personal details from his family life in his defense in the process of suspected corruption, Frankfurt Mayor Peter Feldmann (SPD) apologized to his daughter. "I love you - and I have not regretted a single day that I chose you and my responsibility as a father in a difficult life situation," Feldmann wrote on Facebook. "I should have put it that way," added the mayor.
During the trial before the Frankfurt district court, the SPD politician had his lawyer read out a statement that also dealt with his relationship with his wife, the mother of his now six-year-old daughter. The marriage was due to an unwanted pregnancy, Feldmann had explained on Thursday. He wanted an abortion, but was unable to get it. The couple is currently divorcing.
The public prosecutor's office accuses Feldmann of accepting benefits from Awo and, in return, of being willing to work for the interests of the social association in his office as mayor. Among other things, it is about the management post in an Awo-Kita, which his partner at the time had received at an excessive salary and despite a lack of management experience. Feldmann had again rejected the allegations on Thursday.
