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	Nach Missbrauch in Berlin Pruft Nun Bistum Hamburg Focus January 31, 2010 http://www.focus.de/panorama/welt/kriminalitaet-berliner-missbrauchsskandal-weitet-sich-aus_aid_475856.html GERMANY -- Nach dem Missbrauchsskandal in einer Berliner Elite-Schule will das Erzbistum Hamburg klaren, ob es in einer Schule der Hansestadt zu ahnlichen Ubergriffen gekommen war. Ein Jesuitenpater, der bereits eingeraumt hatte, Schuler des katholischen Canisius-Kollegs in Berlin missbraucht zu haben, hatte laut Bistum von 1979 bis 1982 an der Hamburger Sankt-Ansgar-Schule unterrichtet. Bislang gebe es aber keine Hinweise, dass es dort ebenfalls zu sexuellen Ubergriffen gekommen sei, sagte Nielen. Der Pater trat 1991 aus dem Orden aus und lebt jetzt in Sudamerika. „Wir bemuhen uns um Aufklarung“, sagte Bistums-Sprecher Manfred Nielen am Sonntag. [summary] The Hamburg diocese is now trying to find out if a priest who admitted to sexual abusing boys at Canisius College might have also abused minors in Hamburg. The priest taught from 1979 to 1982 at St. Ansgar School, Hamburg. So far no allegations have come from Hamburg. The Berlin archdiocese is also investigation an allegation of abuse by a priest in Berlin-Hohenschoenhausen. The Berliner Zeitung on Saturday quoted Hartmut Walter (his real name) who said he and seven former classmates in 1981 wrote a letter to Canisius and the bishops alerting them to abuse in the school but they never got a response. The Rev. Klaus Mertes, Canisius rector, said on Friday they now know of at least 22 former students who were allegedly abused. All accused the same two priests.
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