A pastor in Vienna has been hiding his sons (ages 7 and 8) from the authorities for a month now. An exciting case with several inconsistencies. It’s about what’s best for the kids.
Easter, a feast of hope. Can there be for Chikanayo (7) and Joshua A. (8)? The boys have been living underground for a month. Hidden by her parents, Vigilus and Gladys, so the authorities cannot access it. Vigilus A., a Nigerian by birth, has lived in Vienna for many years and is pastor of the Living Church in Christ Free Church.
The cleric has eight children, six of whom were born in Austria, including middle sons Chikanayo and Joshua. They are well integrated, play at the football club and go to primary school. Until the end of February. Then one of the two claims to have been beaten at home. The school reports this to Bureau Jeugdzorg.
MA 11 takes the children out of class and takes them to a crisis center. They stay there for three days and run away. at home with her parents.
Pastor Vigilus A., who denies abuse, says: “My sons were traumatized by the crisis center. They didn’t want to go there anymore.” He has been hiding them in secret places ever since.
Police combed the preacher’s childhood home in Meidling several times – no sign of the boys. Bureau Jeugdzorg insists that the two return to the center.
Some inconsistencies
“The suspicion of violence from the school was confirmed by the children of Regional Office 12,” it says. However, the authority admits: “During the medical examination at the Favoriten Clinic, no traces of violence were found in the children.” A psychological examination has not yet been carried out.
Vigilus A. complains that “witnesses for the defense” (siblings, soccer coaches, neighbors) were never heard. He wants his sons to be able to legally live at home with the family again.
The case is now in court. The question remains where the boys can best be kept. It’s about the well-being of the children. Not an easy task.
Source: Krone
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