Christina Krüsi

Christina Krüsi (born 1968[1]) is a Swiss author, artist, consultant on mediation and conflict resolution, and advocate for preventing child abuse.

She was a missionary kid who was sexually abused for five years as a child while her parents worked in Bolivia, translating the Bible into local languages.

She told her story in a 2013 memoir called "Das Paradies war meine Hölle" ("Paradise Was My Hell"), and a documentary of her experiences was created by Swiss public television and was broadcast in 2014.

Christina Krüsi's parents were linguists who travelled to Bolivia in 1966 with the Swiss division of Wycliffe Global Alliance to translate the Bible into the language of the Chiquitano people, as well as others.

[2] The Wycliffe group worked in conjunction with SIL International which ran the site in Tumi Chucua, in the northeast corner of Bolivia.

[8] A formal report was generated by SIL International and authorities were informed, but because the statute of limitations had long expired, no legal action could be taken.

[12] In April 2014, Swiss Television produced a program on Krüsi's experiences as part of a regular documentary series called DOK) titled " Ich bin kein Opfer mehr – missbraucht im Namen Gottes" ("I am no longer a victim - Abused in the name of God.

Sunset Tumi Chucua (taken by Krüsi 2013)
Krüsi 1978 Tumi Chucua, Bolivia
Krüsi in Art Studio