SOS Children's Village: Klagenfurt Public Prosecutor Investigates Carinthian State Employees

In addition, investigations by the Klagenfurt public prosecutor's office are underway against those responsible for the SOS Children's Village in Moosburg, both for the mistreatment and neglect of minors and for failing to report allegations of abuse.

Abuse Reports in the SOS Children's Village Case Allegedly Not Forwarded

There is an "initial suspicion based on the reporting that not all suspicions were brought to the attention of the public prosecutor," Kitz explained. Whether the state fulfilled its reporting obligation or something was covered up is now to be investigated. At this point in time, it is not yet known whether there is new evidence that would allow the old case to be reopened. In 2020, there were investigations against a former director of the SOS Children's Village in Moosburg and another person. They were accused of alleged depictions of abuse of minors and alleged abuse of an authority relationship. However, the public prosecutor's investigations were discontinued.

According to a "Falter" report, children and adolescents were allegedly mistreated, locked up, and photographed naked between 2008 and 2020. The information from the weekly newspaper comes from a study commissioned by SOS Children's Village itself, but never made public. In Salzburg, a former employee of the SOS Children's Village in Seekirchen is also under investigation. He is alleged to have abused two underage girls. In Tyrol, incidents are said to have occurred in a children's village in Imst.

(APA/Red)

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