Children were physically and mentally abused for decades at a former Austrian children's home and city authorities knew about it but did nothing, a commission charged with investigating the allegations said Wednesday.
The Wilhelminenberg home on a hill above Vienna closed in 1977, but until then children staying there were subjected to regular abuse and in some cases raped by personnel or men from outside the home, the commission found in its report.
"The commission confirms the use of massive physical and psychological violence over decades," its head Barbara Helige told a press conference Wednesday.
The violence went beyond the severe education techniques of the time and clearly violated regulations on children's homes which forbid beatings, Helige said, confirming that rapes also took place.
"The suspects broke in from outside or gained access to the dormitories with help from the nurses," she said. Full story...
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The Wilhelminenberg home on a hill above Vienna closed in 1977, but until then children staying there were subjected to regular abuse and in some cases raped by personnel or men from outside the home, the commission found in its report.
"The commission confirms the use of massive physical and psychological violence over decades," its head Barbara Helige told a press conference Wednesday.
The violence went beyond the severe education techniques of the time and clearly violated regulations on children's homes which forbid beatings, Helige said, confirming that rapes also took place.
"The suspects broke in from outside or gained access to the dormitories with help from the nurses," she said. Full story...
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