Press Council rejects complaint about pedophile reporting
A pedophile currently in custody has had his complaint to the Press Council regarding coverage of his case in *Blick* and *Sonntagsblick* rejected. The inmate had claimed that the articles violated his human dignity and spread falsehoods.
A paedophile who is currently in prison has had his complaint against the coverage of his case in Blick and Sonntagsblick rejected by the Press Council. The man in custody had complained that the articles had violated his human dignity and spread falsehoods. In Blick, the man was described as the "worst abuser of boys in Switzerland". However, it was clear to the readership that this questionable label was to be classified as a judgment. The critical assessment of the man's autobiography was also permissible. Anyone who goes public with an autobiography must expect that the author and his background will also be discussed critically by the media, argued the Press Council.
