In the municipality of Pörtschach am Wörthersee (Carinthia), a taxi driver allegedly sexually harassed a boy. A criminal complaint has been filed against the man who transported students on behalf of the community.
According to the spokesperson for the Klagenfurt public prosecutor’s office, the incident took place at the end of May. The driver allegedly grabbed the boy by the buttocks, who then told his mother about the incident. The suspect was responsible for a private taxi company that provided school transport on behalf of the municipality.
Parents not informed?
According to media reports, the case led to heated discussions in the Pörtschschach city council on Wednesday evening: Mayor Silvia Häusl-Benz (ÖVP) was accused of having known about the allegations against the man since June, but the city council had also not informed. or parents. At the beginning of this school year, the man even continued to work as a driver for schoolchildren. Community leader Florian Pacher (FPÖ) stated that he had only confronted him about the complaint against him on Wednesday.
Mayor: “No prejudice”
The mayor told the Kleine Zeitung that she could not make any judgment. She did not receive ‘written confirmation’ of the police allegations, but asked the taxi company to ‘switch drivers’.
Source: Krone
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