Confessed to crimes

Young Rapid fan charged with graffiti

The young man had to answer for serious damage to property at the regional court in Krems.

(Bild: P. Huber)

18-year-old on trial in Krems for serious damage to property. The young sprayer confessed and paid for the damage caused.

Was it mere group dynamics or just youthful stupidity, but in the end it was certainly "complete nonsense". Which has now ended for an 18-year-old in court in Krems. The passionate Rapid fan had to answer for serious damage to property. He confessed to the charges - and was quite remorseful.

However, he only claims to have been a "follower". The majority of the charges are said to be the responsibility of another soccer supporter - who was absent on the day of the trial due to a short-term illness.

You think it's cool, then you want to try it out and in the end it's complete nonsense. I wouldn't do that today.

Angeklagter Rapid-Anhänger am Landesgericht Krems

The two are said to have left their traces - graffiti to be precise - on electricity boxes, traffic signs, a wall or even a bridge pillar during their forays through Krems. With clear messages: with tributes to their favorite green and white soccer club and wild insults against the police.

Trial was postponed
"I was interested in graffiti and just wanted to try it out. I let myself get carried away," says the young man. But his spray-painting career ended right after his first attempt in the dock. He "incidentally" tore down a rainbow flag that was attached to a school. He would never do this again today, the 18-year-old confirmed in court. And paid for the damage caused. Trial adjourned!