Process for Kellermayr: Major perpetrator is not guilty!

Process for Kellermayr: Major perpetrator is not guilty!

On March 26, 2025, the trial against a 61-year-old German, which is accused of having massively threatened the doctor Lisa-Maria Kellermayr on the Internet. The allegations range from threats, by email to harassing news on social media. Kellermayr, who was a prominent vaccination supporter during the Corona pandemic, was exposed to a continuing stream of threats. On November 22, 2021, she filed a complaint against the accused, who, however, denies his guilt, although he admits that he had been involved in a dispute with her. 5min.at reports that ...

The defendant's threats are said to have occurred between February and July 2022 and, among other things, included the announcement to present Kellermayr in front of a "folk tribunal". These terrible developments meant that Kellermayr closed their ordination in the summer of 2022 for security reasons and celebrated suicide a few weeks later. A forensic-psychiatric report found that the threats contributed significantly to their suicide. The defendant's defense lawyer, Sonja Fasthuber, described the correspondence as a "dispute in a tense time". However, defender Martin Feigl points out that the accused could not foresee the suicide.

background and social effects

The investigation into other drohnovers to Kellermayr are still in progress, and the judgment in this process is to be announced on April 9, 2025. In the event of a possible conviction, the defendant could threaten a prison sentence of one to ten years. This tragic story throws a light on the devastating effects of cyberbullying, which is a massive challenge in today's digital society. According to a study, almost a quarter of cyberbullying victims, especially among students, are affected by suicidal thoughts. The alliance against cybermobbing emphasizes that ...

cyberbullying not only affects those affected, but also on their families and friends. Around 13 % of those affected use despair to alcohol or tablets. In the debate about the prevention of cyberbullying, teachers and schools are required to react early to signs such as sudden changes in behavior or social isolation. Prevention measures such as sensitization, the involvement of external specialists and the promotion of media literacy are essential to support students in dealing with digital media and to protect them from the consequences of cyberbullying.