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	Staatsanwalte Ermitteln – Verjahrung Ist Nicht Sicher By M. Lehmphul, J. Radke and C. Stollowsky Der Tagesspiegel January 31, 2010 http://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/Canisius-Kolleg-Kindesmissbrauch;art270,3016951 GERMANY -- Die Missbrauchsfälle am Canisius-Kolleg haben auch die Parteien im Abgeordnetenhaus alarmiert. Politiker forderten gestern parteiubergreifend eine vollstandige Aufklarung der Ubergriffe. Die Staatsanwaltschaft bestatigte am Sonnabend, dass seit Ende der Woche in mehreren Fallen ermittelt wird. „Sieben betroffene Jungen sollen bis Anfang der 80er Jahre sexuell missbraucht worden sein", sagte Sprecherin Silke Becker. Man musse jetzt prufen, ob die Straftaten bereits verjahrt sind. Am Freitag wurde bekannt, dass einer der mutmablichen Tater, Peter R., noch im Bezirk Steglitz wohnt, wahrend der andere Verdachtige, Wolfgang S., inzwischen in Sudamerika leben soll. [summary] Elected official across party affiliatons have demand a full investigation of the alleged sexual attacks on students at Canisius College, Berlin. The prosecutor confirmed Saturday that they knew of seven boys who were abused until the early 1980s, according to spokeswoman Silke Becker. They must consider whether the time limit on prosecution has expired. One of the suspects, Peter R., still lives in the district of Steglitz while the other suspect, Wolfgang S., is now in South America. The statue of limitations for abuse cases van vary greatly, according to the prosecutors. Age, sex and exact circumstances of the sexual acts, whether violence was used, for example, are considered. The prosecution must also show whether the attacks were against the will of the victims. The blinds are drawn at the apartment of Peter R. but there is a snowman in the garden behind the building. One resident said the gray-haired 69-year-old lives alone. He has denied the allegations made against him. Another neighbor said Peter R. frequently travels to South America for long periods of time. Andrew Gram, right-wing politician of the CDU faction, said it will be necessary to determine how many cases of abuse will be recorded. He attended Canisius College and said despite these allegations, Canisius is a fantastic school which encourages gifted students.
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