“I’m looking for a woman who would like to meet regularly to indulge in lust and if you’re keen to experiment, I could invite you to my barracks when I’m on night duty.” A senior staff sergeant in the armed forces wrote this on a dating platform and also mentioned the location of the barracks. Was that an invitation to have sex on night shift? No, said the professional soldier, he had wanted to write “after duty,” only the autocorrect struck. But that was far from the most violent thing the man had said on the platform.
During the proceedings, the sergeant’s attention was drawn to the fact that his excuse did not make sense in terms of word order. He then admitted that he had done “big nonsense”. Although he invited “three to four ladies,” none came to the barracks anyway; He would never have dared to go through with it either.
But one person then came to the barracks on a professional basis: a woman who had turned down the offer of a night visit in July 2025 joined the barracks as a recruit in October.
On the same day, the soldier wrote to the woman on the dating platform “Joy” while on duty: “However, it’s not that easy now that you’re a recruit and I don’t know if you actually just want to meet for sex.” And then: “What’s hot is the idea of me peeling you out of your uniform and then, when I’m kneeling in front of you, starting to lick your crack.”
Because he had sent a video via “Telegram” in which his face was briefly visible, the recruit and the comrades she had consulted recognized him. The sergeant was reported to the group commander and was temporarily relieved of duty on suspicion of sexual harassment.
However, the Federal Disciplinary Authority (2025-0.937.241) did not see any sexual harassment: “Anyone who is in ‘such forums’ is provoking this conversation or is actually the goal of this platform for (sexual) initiation.” But the man violated trust in the factual performance of his official duties. However, he acted “out of rashness”. As a result, the authorities found a fine of 3,000 euros to be appropriate. The man earns around 3,100 euros gross per month plus an allowance of around 500 euros.
The soldier is allowed to keep the job as long as he behaves well. The disciplinary authority emphasized: “It is to be hoped that he and his employer will continue to use his undoubtedly high potential for the benefit of the community and the Senate is also certain of this.”
The recruit, however, left the army for personal reasons.
