Lea Saskia Laasner
Lea Saskia Laasner Vogt (born 1980 in
Life
In the book, she described how she moved from Switzerland to the sect's center in Belize with her parents, who joined the sect Licht-Oase (Light Oasis) in 1992. She also described life in isolation there and how she was sexually abused by the leader of the sect, called "Benno" in the book, as well as her escape from the sect in 2001.
The name "Benno" referred to the German Arno Wollensak.
Laasner received the Prix Courage in 2005 for her courageous public appearance. Taken in and looked after by a cousin in Switzerland, she completed a three-year course at a commercial college.
In 2015, Arno W. and Ravell were arrested in the Uruguayan capital Montevideo. The German judiciary applied for their extradition,[3][4] which was rejected by a court in Uruguay due to the statute of limitations. The public prosecutor's office considered taking legal action against the decision.[5]
In August 2016, the bound and gagged body of Arno W. was found on the beach of
Book publication
- Alone against the soul catchers. My childhood in the psycho-sect. Recorded by Hugo Stamm. Eichborn, Frankfurt am Main 2005, ISBN 3-8218-5619-X.
Documentaries
- Flucht aus der Esoteriksekte. Video in: Reporter from April 16, 2005 (28 minutes).
- To be continued - Escape from the psycho-sect. Video in: DOK from May 6, 2011 (39:30 minutes).
- Lea Laasner bei Menschen bei Maischberger. ARD, broadcast on November 5, 2013.
References
- ^ Peter Holenstein: «Den Justizbehörden ausgeliefert» In: Die Weltwoche Ausg. 51/2005, abgerufen am 5. September 2016. (Archiv)
- ^ Oberster Gerichtshof Österreich, Aktenzeichen 4 Ob 96/97i, Urteil vom 22. April 1997.
- ^ Dirk-Ulrich Brüggemann: Sekten-Führer aus Oerlinghausen in Uruguay verhaftet. In: Lippische Landes-Zeitung vom 1. Juli 2015.
- ^ Hugo Stamm: Laasners Peiniger nach acht Jahren Flucht festgenommen. In: Tages-Anzeiger vom 3. Juli 2015 (Archiv)
- ^ Sektenführer werden nicht ausgeliefert. In: Lippische Landes-Zeitung vom 14. Oktober 2015.
- Newsnetvom 31. August 2016 (Archiv)
External links
- Publications by and about Lea Saskia Laasner in the catalogue Helveticat of the Swiss National Library
- Literature by and about Lea Saskia Laasner in the German National Library catalogue
- Karin Landolt: Das selbstbestimmte Leben zieht weiter.. In: Winterthur Yearbook 2015 (PDF).