Abuse at School – No Investigation of Alleged Accomplices

Bauer’s presentation of the facts expressed the suspicion of sexual abuse of minors and abuse of a relationship of authority. The sports teacher’s two old acquaintances – a former student of the pedagogue and a former teacher at another school and basketball coach – were “smuggled” by him at a sports club and had behaved violently towards children and young people there, it was suspected .

However, after investigating the initial suspicion, the Public Prosecution Service came to the conclusion that the current suspicion is not sufficient for a criminal investigation. “The suspicions expressed are based on anonymous reports and assumptions, which in themselves cannot give rise to a concrete first suspicion towards a criminal offense,” said authority spokeswoman Ziska to the APA.

No known casualties at this time
The prosecutor’s office is currently not aware of any victims. “If there are any victims, they are invited to contact the victim protection authorities or the security services,” the prosecutor’s spokeswoman emphasized. In this case, of course, the situation would be reconsidered.

Victim representative locates ‘very political act’
In a first reaction, the victim representative was disappointed. “Our presentation of the facts was processed in a week, without waiting for any new material to be sent by the Education Directorate or the Ombudsman for Children and Youth, let alone inviting witnesses or victims,” it reads. This is interpreted as “another indication that this is a ‘highly political act'”. Bauer announced that he would continue to work for those affected. People are curious about the reasoning of the prosecutor’s office.