"We burst into tears"

The Causa around Gustav Kuhn (72), the artistic director of the Erl Festival, came on the scene several months ago. At the time, the Tyrolean blogger Markus Wilhelm was making anonymous allegations and allegations on the site dietiwag.org

There was talk of modern slavery, wage and social dumping, usury wear, false self-employment and corruption. And Kuhn has been accused of badual coercion and rape as well as an intimidating leadership style. Festival chairman and entrepreneur Hans Peter Haselsteiner held at the Maestro. This worried the blogger Wilhelm with complaints, the processes are still ongoing

Concerned: "Are not intrepid, but brave"

Now has the Belarusian violinist Aliona Dargel, the German soprano Bettine Kampp, the Italian violinist Ninela Lamaj and Swiss sopranos Julia Oesch and Mona Somm to the public. "We are not afraid of anxiety, but we are brave." Allegations: unwanted embraces on the mouth and bads, groped under the sweater, caught between the legs, obscene mating. Julia Oesch: "We burst into tears." There would have been intimidation, public exposure, humiliation, harbadment and exclusion.

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Kuhn defends himself

"An unworthy manhunt", says Michael, Kuhn Krüger's lawyer in AUSTRIA: "A permanent violation of the presumption of innocence, the allegations will be unfounded. "The prosecutor has already determined that the allegations are known.Now, it is checked whether there are any other suspicions (the presumption of innocence applies). Haselsteiner wants to wait until the end of the festival, then act: "I am shocked and surprised." We will continue this with "meticulousness."