German sect leader thought to be in Galicia

Tyically Spanish, Spain/April 15, 2007

Oliver Shanti is wanted for the suspected abuse of as many as 1,000 children

Police in Galicia are looking for a German man, the leader of sect, in connection with the suspected abuse of as many as 1,000 children.

The musician, Oliver Shanti, is wanted on 116 counts of sexual crimes based in Munich. He also goes under the name if Ulrich Schulz, and is thought to have then gone to the northern Portuguese town of Vila Nova de Cerveira, and then onto Galicia. The 58 year old has recorded more than a dozen chill-out albums, one with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London.

The German police is offering a reward of 3,000 € for information which leads to his arrest.