BERLIN (AP) — A Bavarian court found a folk singer guilty Friday of violating Germany s strict child labor laws for having his 4-year-old son perform on stage with him during
(Angelo Kelly/Facebook/PA)
Kelly, who is popular in Germany, said on his Facebook page that he would appeal against the verdict.
“As a father, the well-being of my children is the most important thing for me,” he wrote. “William was and is never obliged to appear with us at our shows. If he did it, it was because he wanted to.”
Children aged three to six can take part in musical performances under German law for up to two hours a day, but only with official approval of an exception and only between the hours of 8am and 5pm, dpa reported.
The singer Angelo Kelly Performer on stage in Berlin, Germany, Jan. 21, 2021. (Britta Pedersen/dpa via AP)
BERLIN (AP) A Bavarian court found a folk singer guilty Friday of violating Germany’s strict child labor laws for having his 4-year-old son perform on stage with him during an evening concert.
Angelo Kelly, 39, was fined 3,000 euros ($3,600) by the Hassfurt administrative court for the 2019 appearance at an open air summer concert with his son William, who sang “What a Wonderful World.” The boy is the youngest of Kelly’s five children.
“During this performance, the child William stood for at least 30 minutes on the stage where he played along, sang along and interpreted his own song,” the court said, according to the dpa news agency. “This is considered work by the Youth Labor Protection Act.”
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Singer Fined By German Court For Son s Stage Performance
Berlin (AP) A Bavarian court found a folk singer guilty Friday of violating Germany s strict child labor laws for having his 4-year-old son perform on stage with him during an evening concert. Angelo Kelly, 39, was fined 3000 euros ($3,600) by the Hassfurt administrative court for the 2019 appearance at an open air summer concert with his son William, who sang What a Wonderful World. The boy is the youngest of Kelly s five children. During this performance, the child William stood for at least 30 minutes on the stage where he played along, sang along and interpreted his own song, the court said, according to the dpa news agency. This is is considered work by the Youth Labor Protection Act..