The identity of the Australian driver accused of raping Michael Schumacher’s former nurse at the family home in Gland, Switzerland, was recently revealed. The case, which dates back to November 2018 and was only reported two years later, is the subject of legal proceedings involving a figure linked to motorsport and close to the Schumacher family.
The case back a November 2018 and was reported to authorities two years later. However, it has only now become public, after the La Côte District Public Prosecutor’s Office confirmed the opening legal proceedings for infringement.
Who is it Joey Mawson?
Born to March 27, 1996in Sydney, Australia, and was involved in motorsport from a young age. Started competing in kartswhere he won several tests at state and national level.
In Europe, it passed through French Formula 4 and by Formula 4 ADAC (Germany)where he was teammates with Harrison Newey, son of renowned engineer Adrian Newey, and Mick Schumacher, with whom he developed a close relationship friendshipbut also of rivalry. Joey Mawson even surpassed the German in terms of scoring this season.
Later, he competed in European Formula 3already GP3 Seriesalready Porsche Supercup and no Australian S5000 championshipwhere his career began to lose momentum and ended up falling apart. In 2023, Joey Mawson was suspended for three years due to a doping casean impediment that will only end next year.
Throughout his career, he competed alongside current greats in Formula 1, such as Lando Norris e George Russell. He also tried his luck in the sport, but ended up unable to assert oneself. According to the international press, Joey Mawson and Mick Schumacher could no longer maintain any type of relationship.
What happened on November 23, 2019?
According to the Swiss newspaper, the events took place on a night when a nurse joined two colleagues who were playing billiards after the end of their shift. During the meeting, several alcoholic beverageswhich will have caused discomfort in the woman, who turned out to be taken by a colleague and the pilot to a roomwhere I could rest.
Some time later, the suspect returned to the room where the nurse was, where he allegedly allegedly sexually assaulted victim while he was unconscious. The next day, despite not remembering the events, the nurse, supported by physical recordshe confronted the pilot, who suggested what happened that night.
In statements to the prosecutors responsible for the case, the Australian stated that he already maintained a close relationship with the nursealthough this has denied any consensual involvement.
The criminal complaint was only filed two years later, after the nurse had been farewell by the family of Michael Schumacher. According to the same Swiss newspaper, the nurse states that it was dismissed following a visit from Australian pilot to residence in Gland.
The Schumacher family not involved in the case and was not called to testify in the process.
