First trial against Diocese of Hildesheim: Victims of abuse demands 400,000 euros

First trial against Diocese of Hildesheim: Victims of abuse demands 400,000 euros

Sorsum, Deutschland - A dramatic process started before the Hildesheim district court! Jens Windel, a well -known activist and victim of sexual violence, files a lawsuit against the diocese of Hildesheim and demands shocking 400,000 euros in pain and suffering. This is the first complaint of this kind in Lower Saxony and it could make waves! Windel, who has been committed to the rights of victims of abuse in the Catholic Church for years, has made a name for himself in recent years and has even met the Federal President. Now he is the focus of the court.

The allegations against the diocese are serious: diaper claims that the church was not sufficiently against a clergyman who is said to have abused it in the 1980s. Although the diocese does not contest the evidence of abuse by the now deceased priest, it claims that there is no evidence of Windel's specific accusations. The church relies on the objection of the limitation period to protect itself, but Windel's lawyer argues that this is "faithful" because the Church has publicly recognized Windel's commitment to clarification.

a process with far -reaching consequences

The burden of proof is now in diapers, which brings up the deeds that are said to have occurred in Sorsum near Hildesheim almost 40 years later. The diocese has rejected an out -of -court settlement and refers to the objection of limitation, which is often controversial in such cases. Windel, disappointed by the church, has already received 50,000 euros in recognition from the independent Commission for Recognition, but he finds this too little for suffering. The process could now clarify how the objection of the limitation period behaves with the payments and apologies made by the church.

Affected initiatives, such as the "square table", protest against the objection of limitation and demand that the Church should do without it in such cases. A petition that has already been signed by over 65,000 people supports this requirement. The start of the process in Hildesheim is being pursued with excitement, since it could possibly be pioneering for future lawsuits against the Catholic Church in Germany.