Overview
- Police say the external physiotherapist admitted abusing three vulnerable patients during therapy sessions across multiple care facilities.
- The alleged victims are two women and one man aged 12–25 who live in assisted-living settings in Vienna, with a MA 11 youth-services site among those affected.
- Officers searched the suspect’s Donaustadt apartment and secured electronic storage devices plus image and video material for analysis.
- Investigators report the assaults occurred over an extended period; no additional victims are known so far, and a tip line remains open.
- MA 11 describes detection challenges for nonverbal, multiply disabled children and is reviewing its protection policies, while Greens and the ÖVP demand stronger oversight and recruitment safeguards.