Bleisch was raised Catholic by his mother, attending religious school twice a week for ten years as well as Sunday mass.

Bleisch was a skilled plasterwork professional and worked as musician, theatrical stagehand, nurse and lifeguard.

Some of the parents of Bleisch's models had become suspicious about their sons' activities with the director and the police had initiated a criminal investigation.

He evaded conviction on more serious charges, however, after the defence showed that the boys had approached Bleisch willingly and no psychological harm had occurred.

While Bleisch served his sentence in the Bützow Penal Institution he wrote a trilogy of novels for which a publisher has not yet been found.