Head of SOS Children's Villages suspended pending investigation | International

VIENNA, Oct 4, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - The director of SOS Children's Villages, aninternational charity for orphaned and abandoned children, has been suspendedfollowing allegations of abuse at facilities in Austria, the supervisoryboard said on Saturday. Christian Moser, who has headed the organisation for 17 years, has beenrelieved of all his duties pending the findings of an external audit. Separately, Austrian prosecutors said last week they had launched a probeafter reports of alleged child abuse at a care facility run by Austria-basedSOS Children's Villages, which has 572 branches in more than 130 countries. "The supervisory board believes that child protection, transparency anddealing with the facts are an absolute priority," said Irene Szimak,chairwoman of the supervisory board of SOS Children's Villages Austria. The...