Swiss court to try driver accused of raping nurse at Schumacher estate

A racing driver in his late 30s who is a friend of Mick Schumacher has been accused by Swiss prosecutors of raping a nurse who cared for former Formula One champion Michael Schumacher at the family home in Gland, Switzerland, in November 2019, court documents show. The alleged victim, a woman in her 30s, filed a criminal complaint in January 2022 and a trial is scheduled to begin this week, prosecutors said.

According to the indictment, the nurse had finished a night shift and joined two colleagues and the accused in a billiard room on the Schumacher estate on the evening of November 23, 2019. After drinking, she felt unwell and was carried by the accused and a physiotherapist to a private staff bedroom reserved for night shifts. The paperwork states she was placed in bed without being undressed and fell asleep. Prosecutors allege the accused later returned to the room and sexually assaulted her twice while she was unconscious.

The two colleagues said they saw and heard nothing, the indictment states. The alleged victim later noticed physical and material clues that prompted doubts and exchanged text messages with the accused, according to prosecutors. She had told him not to...