SOS Children's Villages: Public Prosecutor to Re-examine Allegations

"After the reports about the allegations in the Moosburg Children's Village, we will take another look at the previous proceedings," he was quoted as saying.

The OStA Graz has supervisory authority over the Klagenfurt prosecution office. As such, it wants to instruct the public prosecutor's office in the Carinthian state capital to re-examine the allegations, according to the "Falter". According to Leitner, the case should in any case become a reportable criminal matter. The prosecutors in Klagenfurt must inform the Graz Public Prosecutor's Office about significant procedural steps. This is because there is a particular public interest in clarifying the allegations.

The Vienna weekly newspaper "Falter" reported on Tuesday about serious allegations against the institution: Children and adolescents are said to have been abused, locked up, and photographed naked over the years, and the case was swept under the rug. The allegations, which date back at least to the years 2008 to 2020, were recorded in a study commissioned by SOS Children's Village itself. However, the results have not been published to this day.

SOS Children's Village: "Comprehensively Processed"

SOS Children's Village again rejected allegations on Wednesday that the incidents had been swept under the rug: "After the allegations became known in 2020, a comprehensive review was initiated." They parted ways with executives and "comprehensively processed" the allegations with the help of external support. The study was not intended for publication but was part of an internal review process.

(APA/Red)

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