Personal Surveillance in Cases of Suspected Infidelity

Even in the best relationships, it can arise: the gnawing feeling of jealousy and doubt about one’s partner. Although this jealousy may often prove unfounded and ideally diminishes as the relationship progresses, the private investigators of Kurtz Detective Agency Duisburg (+49 203 3196 0052) regularly witness cases of unfaithful men and women. Many of them are actually involved in what appears to be a close, long-term relationship, yet evidently this is not enough for them. The number of male and female clients is largely balanced; dissatisfaction within the relationship or the desire for an adventure is not gender-specific and therefore occurs on both sides. The following case example illustrates how our private investigators in Duisburg assist with investigations in cases of suspected adultery and infidelity.

Infidelity: A Case Example from Our Detectives in Duisburg

Sabine from Dinslaken, a client of Kurtz Investigations Duisburg, had already been living for over six years in what she considered to be a well-functioning relationship. Her steady boyfriend and, as she hoped, future fiancé, Thomas from Ratingen, behaved lovingly, attentively and was always committed to maintaining the quality of their relationship. Of course, the two argued occasionally, but never to such an extent that their relationship would have suffered as a result. After the first three years, they moved into a shared flat in Duisburg, bought a dog and regularly went on holiday together. Sabine worked as a senior employee in a fashion shop where she felt comfortable and which gave her the opportunity to express her creativity. Her boyfriend Thomas worked in the administration of a large car dealership in Duisburg-Kaßlerfeld. Their relationship seemed stable and their shared future lay directly within reach.

One day, while washing a pair of her partner’s trousers, Sabine found receipts for a restaurant at Duisburg’s Inner Harbour, which puzzled her as Thomas had not mentioned having dined there. At first, she thought nothing serious of it and threw the slips into the bin. However, when she casually mentioned it to her best friend, the latter became concerned and advised Sabine to ask Thomas about the meal and whether it had been a business dinner. Sabine was not inclined towards excessive jealousy, as she felt secure in Thomas’ love and did not wish to become a nagging shrew. Her best friend, however, had planted an initial suspicion in Sabine’s mind, as she herself had been cheated on by her husband: she had set the detectives of Kurtz Detective Agency Duisburg on him and, following the results of the surveillance which documented her husband spending a weekend with his mistress, had filed for divorce after only one year of marriage.

When the First Doubts Are Sown …

Back at home, Sabine retrieved the receipts from the bin and compared the time and date on them with her calendar. To her shock, she realised that the dinner had taken place on an evening when, according to Thomas, he was supposedly on a business trip at a motor show in Erfurt. Still, the former resident of Dinslaken considered it all a coincidence and hoped that the receipt might have belonged to a colleague. Yet this hope soon vanished when she repeatedly received evening telephone calls from her partner informing her that he unfortunately had to work late, for example due to a financial audit at the dealership, and would be home late; she should not wait up for him. Naturally, on those nights she could not sleep and, full of doubt and disbelief, searched her boyfriend’s laptop, where she found two photographs of a young woman that had presumably been downloaded from a social network. Her decision was made: her boyfriend Thomas, who was highly likely to be cheating on her, was to be placed under surveillance by the private investigators of Kurtz Investigations Duisburg on the next evenings when he would be “delayed”. If he were to be unfaithful, she would then have it in black and white.

Sabine engaged two of our Duisburg private investigators and instructed them at the next opportunity to position themselves on both sides of the dealership after Thomas’ official working hours in order to observe him and, if necessary, commence tailing him. After nothing unusual had occurred on the first three evenings and Thomas had indeed remained in his office for a long time, Sabine already began to reproach herself severely for having doubted her boyfriend and his integrity. On the fourth evening, however, when she received only a text message and no call regarding another delay, the two detectives of Kurtz Detective Agency Duisburg documented photographically how Thomas left work at 5 pm, drove into the city, met the young woman from the laptop photographs for dinner and checked into a rather exclusive hotel with her, holding hands and closely embracing. Sabine from Dinslaken was utterly stunned when the detectives reported the investigation results to her shortly afterwards. She ended the relationship that very night when Thomas returned home at three o’clock in the morning and, confronted with Sabine’s accusations and the details of the previous evening, remorsefully confessed his infidelity.

Detectives as the Final Authority for Proving Infidelity

Naturally, Sabine from Dinslaken was saddened that her suspicion had been confirmed by our detectives from Duisburg; however, she thereby gained important certainty and was able to end the relationship before becoming even more firmly bound to Thomas. In the everyday work of our private investigators, matters can also unfold differently from the above example: some clients who are concerned about their partners’ fidelity learn through the investigations of our Duisburg private investigators that no adultery or infidelity has occurred within the partnership – the suspicion is not confirmed in these cases. Although instructing Kurtz Detective Agency Duisburg is, of course, initially anything but a sign of trust, the doubting partner can, if the suspicion of infidelity is not confirmed, subsequently devote themselves once again with complete peace of mind to the relationship that previously may not have seemed sufficiently secure.

When instructing our detectives in Duisburg, it is important always to note that a legitimate interest must exist for the surveillance of a partner, one which outweighs the right to privacy of the partner being observed. This means that there must be a marriage or a marriage-like partnership. A marriage-like partnership is defined, among other things, by living together in the same property, making joint purchases and acquisitions and being able to demonstrate a certain duration of the relationship, which should generally be at least one year. A relationship that has existed for only half a year, in which the partners live separately and possess no joint property, is unfortunately not sufficient to justify this legitimate interest. If you have any questions regarding legitimate interest or the surveillance of your spouse or partner, Kurtz Investigations Duisburg will of course be pleased to assist you in person or advise you by telephone or by email (kontakt@kurtz-detektei-duisburg.de).

Note

In order to safeguard discretion and the personal rights of clients and target persons, all names and locations in this case report have been altered beyond recognition.