US EditionAbuse of Power: an Abuse Charge From Germany Against Sos Children's Village Founder
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In Germany, too, a suspected victim of SOS Children's Village founder Hermann Gmeiner has been reported. Since 2025, allegations against him have been investigated in Austria.
The crisis at the SOS Children's Villages is getting worse: the founder Hermann Gmeiner could have abused more children than initially thought. There are apparently victims in Germany as well.
At SOS Children's Village one was not surprised by the new accusations against Gmeiner.
New abuse charges against the founder of SOS-Kinderdorf, Hermann Gmeiner. According to this, five more cases have become known – four in Austria and one in Germany. The organisation confirmed that victim protection procedures are already under way in the affected cases. "Among these are reports from persons who were never looked after at SOS-Kinderdorf, as well as from persons who were not themselves affected by reported misconduct", says SOS-Ki…
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A suspected victim reported an harassment in Germany years ago. The information was then not forwarded to the Austrian home of SOS Children's Village founder Gmeiner.
The accusations against Hermann Gmeiner, the legendary founder of SOS Children's Village, are spreading. As reported by the magazine "Falter" several other cases of suspected sexual abuse have now come to light. Already at the end of October 2025, first revelations about Hermann Gmeiner caused horror. Now the extent seems to be even greater than previously assumed. According to current reports, five further abuse cases have become known. These a…
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