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The Hill of Fear: Article series on the abuse allegations at the Linth Christian School (Swiss Press Local 2023, by Enrico Kampmann) - Swiss Press Award

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The Hill of Fear: Article series on the abuse allegations at the Linth Christian School

St.Galler Tagblatt

Local
2023

Enrico Kampmann

For years, serious sexual assaults and systematic abuse occurred at the Linth Christian School. For my four-part series of articles about the events and the free church responsible, I spent hours talking to victims and former members, poring over old files—and was harassed by the lawyers of the "Chocolate King" Jürg Läderach.

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Enrico Kampmann / Swiss Press Award

Enrico Kampmann

Journalist, Zürich, 1988

I have been an editor in the politics section of the weekly newspaper "WOZ" since 2024. Before that, I worked at the "St.Galler Tagblatt," where, following my traineeship, I wrote for the Eastern Switzerland section starting in 2021. In 2019, I transitioned from communications to journalism. I gained my first experience in the small, dedicated editorial team of the Bern-based online platform "Babanews." I studied political science and English literature in Zurich and London.

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