In the case of abuse involving a sports teacher who allegedly abused more than two dozen boys aged nine to 14 at a secondary school in Vienna until his suicide in May 2019, the education department also spoke on Saturday: They are working been working on it since 2019, “to work up the incidents”. There are no details of the prosecutor’s investigations, which were initially halted on June 6, 2019 after the sports teacher’s suicide, and there is no access to the files.
In order to put an end to these investigations, a committee – composed of members of the Education Directorate, the Ombudsman for Children and Youth (KJA) and the Child and Youth Welfare Department of the City of Vienna – has been set up for further clarification”, which is working diligently on the events at the school to educate the school concerned,” a statement to APA said.
No knowledge of possible accomplices
Until then, nothing was known about two possible accomplices of the educator, against whom a victim lawyer had filed a complaint with the Vienna Public Prosecutor on Monday on suspicion of sexual abuse of minors and abuse of authority. “In October 2021, the Vienna Education Department was informed by the prosecutor’s office that there was no indication of the existence of accomplices,” a spokeswoman said.
“The latest findings have a deep impact on everyone who works daily for the well-being and development of the children in this city,” the Ministry of Education emphasized in its statement. And further: “This must and will be dealt with ruthlessly.” Hasty accusations of reproach would serve neither the quick clarification nor the consistent processing of what happened at the school in question.
Letters sent to former students
Following the latest media reports of growing abuse allegations, the education department is now sending letters to former students born in or before 1996 — the year since the sports teacher worked there. The investigations of the committee have been extensive and on Friday the education department also sent two facts to the public prosecutor.
Source: Krone
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