Previous Germany global Christoph Metzelder is being examined by German police over claims of appropriating youngster erotic entertainment.
An announcement from the Hamburg lawyer general's office said the 38-year-old is blamed for having sent pictures with tyke obscene substance to a beneficiary in Hamburg by means of WhatsApp.
Hamburg police completed two ventures in Dusseldorf on Tuesday.
Metzelder is said to have co-worked with the experts.
The material gathered from the pursuits will presently be assessed, and the examination proceeds.
Metzelder won in excess of 40 tops for Germany and was an individual from the squads for the 2002 and 2006 World Cups.
The middle back aided Borussia Dortmund win the 2001-2002 Bundesliga title during a seven-year spell with the club before winning La Liga with Real Madrid in the 2007-08 season.