Prosecutors consider re-examining religious school abuse claims

The St Gallen public prosecutor's office is weighing up the resumption of an investigation into a private Christian school in Kaltbrunn, following allegations of abuse made in a television programme. A spokesperson for the prosecutor confirmed this to the Beobachter magazine on Friday. + Swiss chocolate magnate accused of beating school pupils The email from the public prosecutor's office to the consumer magazine was also available to the Keystone-SDA news agency. The media had previously speculated about a resumption of the proceedings, which were suspended in 2022. “When examining the new investigative approaches that arise, we also rely on reports from victims who are willing to testify,” said the spokesperson. The public prosecutor's office will immediately follow up on new information from victims who came forward. In a report on Swiss public broadcaster SRF, former students of the evangelical institution recently made serious allegations. They reported beatings with...