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Polish Bishop on Trial over Child Sex Abuse Reporting Delays
Bishop Andrzej Jeł denies charges of delayed abuse reporting as court examines when he received credible information about two priests accused of abusing minors.
- Bishop Andrzej Jeł begins trial in Tarnów district court on Feb. 18, charged with failing to promptly notify law enforcement about abuse allegations he denies; the trial's last hearing is April 15.
- The Tarnów district prosecutor's office filed an indictment in April 2024 accusing Bishop Jeł of violating Article 240, with the court to determine when he received credible information, after reports in Aug. 2020 and Dec. 16, 2021.
- Documents sent to the Tarnów curia in 2019 show that Stanisław P. is accused of abusing at least 95 boys, prompting Vatican’s Dicastery investigations.
- The Tarnów diocese maintains that Jeł properly observed civil and Church law, while Polish media say the case is unprecedented and will draw nationwide attention.
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Polish bishop on trial over child sex abuse reporting delays
A Polish Catholic bishop appeared in court on Wednesday to face charges of holding off on reporting child sexual abuse by priests in his diocese, making him the most senior church leader in the country to stand trial for such an offence.
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WARSAW: In a landmark case for the deeply Catholic country, a Polish bishop will go to trial on Wednesday for allegedly covering up acts of paedophilia committed by priests in his diocese.
Polish bishop faces trial for allegedly covering up paedophile priests in landmark case
WARSAW, Feb 18 — In a landmark case for the deeply Catholic country, a Polish bishop will go to trial on Wednesday for allegedly covering up acts of paedophilia committed by priests in his diocese.This is the first case in which a high-ranking church hierarchy has faced criminal charges for failing to inform authorities of church abuse by clergy.“This is a spectacular case, and, in Polish realities, essentially unprecedented,” Artur Nowak, a law…
Polish bishop becomes first to face trial for paedophilia cover-up of other priests
In previous cases of church coverups, prosecutors had declined to open investigations into church officials, arguing that the criminal code did not contain provisions requiring the law to be notified.
Polish diocese defends bishop on eve of landmark trial
A Polish Catholic diocese has defended its bishop’s handling of clerical abuse cases on the eve of a landmark trial.Bishop Andrzej Jeż of Tarnów, Poland. Credit: Joanna Adamik/Archidiecezja Krakowska/wikimedia Public Domain.Bishop Andrzej Jeż, who has led the southeastern Diocese of Tarnów since 2012, is scheduled to stand trial in a district court Feb. 18 on charges of failing to notify law enforcement promptly about allegations against two pri…
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