On 6 March 2009, his home and offices in Berlin and Karlsruhe were raided by the LKAs of both Berlin and Baden-Württemberg in a search for child pornography which he had allegedly obtained on his mobile phone.
Den 6 mars 2009 utsattes hans hem och kontor i Berlin och Karlsruhe för husrannsakan av Landeskriminalamt (LKA) i Berlin och Baden-Württemberg, som letade efter barnpornografi som han uppgavs ha fått till sin mobiltelefon.