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| '''Paul Schäfer Schneider''' (born ], ]) is the founder and former leader of a sect and agricultural commune of ] immigrants called ] ("Dignity Colony")—later renamed ]—located in central ], about 340 km south of ] |
'''Paul Schäfer Schneider''' (born ], ]) is the founder and former leader of a sect and agricultural commune of ] immigrants called ] ("Dignity Colony")—later renamed ]—located in central ], about 340 km south of ]. | ||
| == Before the war == | |||
| Schäfer was born in ], ], and joined the ] movement at a young age. He served as a medic in the ] during ], where he reached the rank of corporal. As an ], he lived in Germany until ]. | |||
| == After the war: flees Germany == | |||
| Following the war he set up a children's home and ] (or ]) ] ministry. In ] he created the Private Social Mission, supposedly a charitable organization. That same year he was charged with sexually abusing two children and fled Germany with some of his followers, possibly with ]'s network help. | |||
| <!--It appears that Schäfer was Lutheran, not Baptist. http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/article601324.ece--> | |||
| == Founds ] in Chile == | |||
| He showed up in Chile in ], where the government at the time, led by conservative President ], granted him permission to create the Dignidad Beneficent Society on a farm outside of ]. Founded primarily on ], this society evolved into the ''Colonia Dignidad'' community, where political dissidents are alleged to have been interned and tortured during the dictatorship of ] (see the ]). According to the son of ] head ], his father and ] visited ] in ], and his father and Schäfer were good friends. | |||
| == Escape from Chile and extradition from ]== | |||
| Schäfer disappeared on ] ], fleeing ] charges, this time filed by Chilean authorities after 26 children who went to the commune's free clinic and school reported abuse. He was tried in Chile in his absence, and found guilty in late ]. Schäfer was found on ] ], nearly eight years after his disappearance, hiding in a suburb known as Las Acacias, 40 km from ], ]. Following two days of negotiations between Chilean and Argentinean authorities, Schäfer was sent back to Chile to face a court hearing. There he was charged with being involved in the ] disappearance of the political activist ], and he remains in custody. Schäfer is also under investigation in Chile in connection with the disappearance of ] and alleged human rights abuses, and is wanted in Germany in connection with child-abuse allegations from before he went on the run, and in ]. | |||
| ==Sentence== | |||
| On ] ] Schäfer was sentenced to 20 years in jail for sexually abusing 25 children and was ordered to pay 770 million ] (approximately US$1.5 million) to 11 minors whose representatives established suits. Schäfer was found guilty of 20 counts of dishonest abuses and five counts of child rape, all committed between ] and ].{{Fact|date=February 2007}} | |||
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This article is about the cult leader. For the musician, see Paul Shaffer.| Paul Schäfer Schneider | |
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| Born | December 4, 1921 Troisdorf, Weimar Republic, Germany |
| Occupation(s) | Founder, Colonia Dignidad |
Paul Schäfer Schneider (born December 4, 1921) is the founder and former leader of a sect and agricultural commune of German immigrants called Colonia Dignidad ("Dignity Colony")—later renamed Villa Baviera—located in central Chile, about 340 km south of Santiago.
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