Founded his own judo club
Not only the judo scene, but also large parts of the public reacted incredulously when it became known at the time that the Vienna public prosecutor’s office had started investigations into Seisenbacher in 2013 for the sexual abuse of minors. The 1984 Olympic champion in Los Angeles, who successfully defended his title four years later in Seoul, remained an idol for many after the end of his active career. In 1996 he was awarded the Golden Decoration of Honor for services to the Republic of Austria. He founded his own judo club in Vienna, where there were acts of abuse that are no longer allowed to be reported on, since they are criminal acts that have been abolished by a court. Those affected were two girls who were still minors at the time when the crime was committed.
