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Conviction Christian institutions & contexts Catholic Rzeszów, Podkarpackie Voivodeship, Poland · 2025

Poland: former priest Dominik R. sentenced to five years for molesting five boys in catechism classroom

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Core record

Evidence status

Convicted

Authority role

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Organization

No organization assigned

Spiritual nexus

As a Catholic priest and catechism instructor, the defendant used the parish catechism classroom itself and a fabricated instructional pretext ('professional body measurements') to isolate and abuse students entrusted to his religious instruction.

  • Pastoral or clerical authority
  • Guru or spiritual-teacher authority

Evidence structure

Proceedings

  1. 2025-05-22 · First-instance conviction and sentencing

    Regional Court in Rzeszów, Poland. Convicted on six counts; five years' imprisonment under therapeutic conditions, lifetime ban on work with minors

Primary record

Sources

RMF24 (2025) 'Rzeszów: Były ksiądz Dominik R. skazany za molestowanie nieletnich'. Available at: rmf24.pl (Accessed 2026-07-19). English gloss: The Regional Court in Rzeszów sentenced former priest Dominik R. to a combined five years for six sexual offences against five minor boys and possession of child pornography; the court found sexual-preference disorders and ordered therapeutic-conditions imprisonment, a lifetime ban on work with children, a ten-year no-contact order, and compensation totalling 110,000 PLN.

RMF24 (2025) 'Rzeszów: Były ksiądz Dominik R. skazany za molestowanie nieletnich'. Available at: rmf24.pl (Accessed 2026-07-19). English gloss: The Regional Court in Rzeszów sentenced former priest Dominik R. to a combined five years for six sexual offences against five minor boys and possession of child pornography; the court found sexual-preference disorders and ordered therapeutic-conditions imprisonment, a lifetime ban on work with children, a ten-year no-contact order, and compensation totalling 110,000 PLN.

haloRzeszów (2025) 'Były ksiądz skazany na 5 lat więzienia za molestowanie nieletnich - szczegóły wyroku i przebieg procesu'. Available at: halorzeszow.pl (Accessed 2026-07-19). English gloss: One 16-year-old victim was lured to the catechism classroom on the pretext of 'professional body measurements' and made to undress; the closed-door trial ran from 7 February to 22 May 2025.

haloRzeszów (2025) 'Były ksiądz skazany na 5 lat więzienia za molestowanie nieletnich - szczegóły wyroku i przebieg procesu'. Available at: halorzeszow.pl (Accessed 2026-07-19). English gloss: One 16-year-old victim was lured to the catechism classroom on the pretext of 'professional body measurements' and made to undress; the closed-door trial ran from 7 February to 22 May 2025.

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