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

Die Staatsanwaltschaft Klagenfurt bestätigt Ermittlungen.
Die Staatsanwaltschaft Klagenfurt bestätigt Ermittlungen. ©APA/PETER LINDNER
The public prosecutor's office in Klagenfurt has initiated proceedings against officials of the state of Carinthia on suspicion of abuse of office. Upon request from the APA, spokesperson Markus Kitz confirmed a report by ORF Carinthia.

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.

On Suspicion of Abuse of Authority

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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