MICHAEL Schumacher’s “extremely challenging” medical regimen has been laid bare in a trial concerning the alleged rape of his former nurse by an ex-racing driver.
Former Aussie racing pro Joey Mawson, 30, stood trial today at the Schumacher family home in Switzerland.
Formula One legend Michael Schumacher reportedly has an ‘extremely challenging’ medical regime Credit: Getty
Australian racer Joey Mawson, pictured in 2016, has been accused of raping a nurse at the F1 star’s home Credit: Getty
The nurse alleges that she was raped twice at the legend’s mansion in Gland, near Geneva, on November 23, 2019.
Mawson has vehemently denied guilt and previously claimed that the sex was consensual.
During the trial on Tuesday, it was revealed that, in an unrelated event, the alleged victim lost her job working for the Schumacher family less than a year later.
hero Michael – who won seven world championships and 91 races – is believed to require constant care following his tragic 2013 skiing accident.
Her lawyer shed light on the toll that providing around-the-clock treatment to the racing great took on his client.
Speaking to the court, he said: “It’s an extremely demanding job, both physically and emotionally.”
He added that Schumacher’s tragic skiing accident had a daily impact on everyone in his orbit.
“Added to that is the culture of silence surrounding this family. That’s understandable,” the lawyer continued.
The alleged rape is said to have taken place at Schumacher’s sprawling Lake Geneva mansion in 2019 Credit: Shutterstock Editorial
Mawson was close friends with Mick Schumacher Credit: Getty
“But for the employees, who aren’t even allowed to talk to their friends about their daily lives, the pressure is enormous.”
“I say this because it shows how seriously and passionately she performed her work. She was entrusted with the most difficult tasks.
“She stepped in when staff were needed, she filled the gaps.”
He added: “This is no ordinary profession. There are countless articles about what happens in this house and how the champion (Michael Schumacher) is doing.
“It is a test, an enormous amount of pressure, which she masters perfectly. She is impeccable.”
“The Schumacher family themselves say that her work is perfect.”
But the alleged victim’s time with the racing dynasty would come to an abrupt end in October 2020, which her lawyer described as a “double blow”.
“She was raped and then unjustly dismissed,” he said.
On the night of November 23, 2019, Mawson was staying at the sprawling mansion on the shores of Lake Geneva, court documents allege.
He was playing pool in the billiard room with two other members of the stricken racing icon’s staff when the alleged victim joined them after a tiring shift, the indictment states.
The nurse began to feel unwell after a few drinks and needed to lie on the floor before being taken to bed by some of her colleagues, it is claimed.
Speaking to the court, the alleged victim said: “It was my sixth consecutive workday. I hadn’t had time to eat and was tired. At some point, I was relieved.”
They laid the nurse down “without undressing her” and left her, asleep, with the lights on, the indictment claims.
It was shortly afterwards that the driver returned to the room and twice raped her while she was unconscious, the files allege.
Neither of the other two medics who were there that evening say they saw or heard anything, and the nurse herself woke up with no memory of the night’s events.
She told the court: “[One of the medics] told me I was completely drunk and that they, along with Joey, had carried me upstairs.
“I asked him if I had gone to bed naked, because I had woken up naked. He said he had left the light on because he was worried.
“Because I had been unconscious, he had asked Joey to check on me. When I asked him if anything had happened, he said ‘no’.”
Blood was later found on the bedding, according to court docs, and the nurse had injuries consistent with her being restrained by force.
She immediately rushed to hospital for comprehensive medical examinations.
These included HIV and other sexually transmitted disease tests, and the plaintiff also contacted her health insurance company.
Texts shown at trial also revealed how Mawson messaged her apologetically in the aftermath, writing: “I’m so sorry from the bottom of my heart. I’m so sorry for the pain I’m causing you.
Mawson explained: “I hadn’t realised how drunk I actually was. It wasn’t until the next morning that I realised how drunk I had been. During the night, I had assumed she was less drunk than I realised the next morning.”
It is understood that the nurse decided against pursuing criminal charges or informing the Schumacher family until 2022.
The verdict is scheduled to be announced on Friday at 2pm.
Eze Chidiebere Paul
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