Daniel_Cheung
03-12-2010, 04:10 PM
Report: Ex-Vienna choir boys say they were abused
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/world/6909381.html
Two former members of the famed Vienna Boys' Choir say they were sexually abused by their supervisors, a top Austrian newspaper reported Thursday, as allegations of misconduct against children in Austria spread beyond the Roman Catholic Church.
The Der Standard daily reported on its Web site that the allegation was made by two unnamed members of the group — both now adults.
One of the Austrian victims, a 33-year-old who now lives in Berlin, was cited as saying he and others were pressured to wash their genitals in the shower while supervisors watched. He also said an older choir member forced him to perform oral sex at one point while he was a member of the choir from 1985 to 1987....
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/world/6909381.html
Two former members of the famed Vienna Boys' Choir say they were sexually abused by their supervisors, a top Austrian newspaper reported Thursday, as allegations of misconduct against children in Austria spread beyond the Roman Catholic Church.
The Der Standard daily reported on its Web site that the allegation was made by two unnamed members of the group — both now adults.
One of the Austrian victims, a 33-year-old who now lives in Berlin, was cited as saying he and others were pressured to wash their genitals in the shower while supervisors watched. He also said an older choir member forced him to perform oral sex at one point while he was a member of the choir from 1985 to 1987....