Oliver Shanti Explained

Oliver Shanti
Birth Name:Ulrich Schulz
Birth Date:16 November 1948
Origin:Hamburg, Germany
Background:non_vocal_instrumentalist
Occupation:music producer
Genre:New-age
Years Active:1987–2016
Associated Acts:Oliver Shanti & Friends
Inkarnation
My Child
Oliver Serano-Alive
Veit Wayman
Label:Sattva Music

Oliver Shanti (16 November 1948), also known as Oliver Serano-Alve, is a New Age musician, best known for his work with the bands "Inkarnation" and "Oliver Shanti & Friends".

After having attempted suicide during his pre-trial custody, In 2009, Shanti was sentenced to a 6-year and 10 months prison term in Germany having been convicted on charges of child sexual abuse. The remainder of "Oliver Shanti & Friends" continued performing and recording as "Existence", with another "Inkarnation" co-founder Margot Reisinger replacing Shanti.

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Conviction for child sexual abuse

In 2002, a warrant for his arrest was issued in Germany, with a €3000 reward offered, on suspicion of his having committed child sexual abuse.[1] Shanti went missing at that time, and was reported[2] to be living secretly in Germany or its adjacent countries. He was arrested in Lisbon, Portugal, on 29 June 2008,[3] and charged with 314 cases of child abuse on 20 April 2009.[4] [5] After having attempted suicide during his pre-trial custody,[6] "Oliver Shanti" was sentenced to six years and 10 months in prison on Friday, 4 December 2009 - after a Munich court convicted him of 76 counts of child sexual abuse.[7]

References

  1. Web site: Munich - Search for Ulrich Schulz - Arrest warrant for serious child sexual abuse . 2008-02-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070127042257/http://www.polizei.bayern.de/content/7/0/1/3/schulz_eng.pdf . January 27, 2007 .
  2. Web site: Münchner Polizei jagt spirituellen Serien-Kinderschänder. 24 April 2003. 2011-08-24.
  3. Web site: Alemão detido por pedofilia em Lisboa foi agraciado com Medalha de Mérito da Câmara de Cerveira (in Portuguese). 2008-06-29.
  4. Web site: Anklage gegen Musiker Oliver Shanti erhoben . 2009-04-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090423120154/http://www.n24.de/news/newsitem_4990035.html . 2009-04-23.
  5. Web site: Klage gegen Oliver Shanti - Sektenguru unter schwerem Verdacht. 2009-04-21.
  6. Web site: Angeklagter Sekten-Guru Oliver Shanti überlebt Selbstmordversuch. 5 November 2009. 2009-12-13.
  7. Web site: Nearly seven years prison for child abuser guru Oliver Shanti. 2009-12-05.