Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - A popular presenter of rock music programmes for Swiss public television TSR in the 1980s, who lives in France, was placed under house arrest 13 December, by French police in Gex. The man, who cannot be named publicly in Switzerland, although he is named in France, is accused of committing sexual acts with young boys, reports France’s Dauphine Libéré. The newspaper says he has partially admitted to the crimes, which consist mainly of sexually touching young boys who were invited as guests on his show. The newspaper also cites his Geneva lawyer, who objects to the use of the term pedophile, saying it implies rape, a crime of which he is not accused and did not commit.
French police were alerted by Swiss authorities, who acted on information supplied by the man’s victims, now all adults.
Lausanne, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – SSR’s chairman Armin Walpen announced Thursday morning that the company will be freezing jobs in 2009 at the 2008 level and taking other cost-cutting and containment measures. SSR is the parent of Swiss French-speaking radio and television, RSR and TSR, as well as World Radio Switzerland, WRS and swissinfo, a multi-language online Swiss news site.
Nyon, Vaud, Switzerland (24 Heures, Fre) – Residents of the Nyon and Gland area, which covers 22 communes, will have three-line cable access by July, allowing them to use one cable system to access the Internet, telephone and television. Rates for the new services are not yet available, reports 24 Heures.
