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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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.

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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

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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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Source and tier basis: https://www.rmf24.pl/regiony/rzeszow/news-byly-ksiadz-molestowal-pieciu-chlopcow-w-rzeszowie-zapadl-wy,nId,7970634 Legacy citation preserved without a normalized source tier or evidentiary-role code. SHA-256 0b22419945449139a6ba9bae57b76fb21d6c22ebf218e657c7f2145cd7d94da4
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Source and tier basis: https://www.halorzeszow.pl/artykul/13955,byly-ksiadz-skazany-na-5-lat-wiezienia-za-molestowanie-nieletnich-szczegoly-wyroku-i-przebieg-procesu Legacy citation preserved without a normalized source tier or evidentiary-role code. SHA-256 f4d676c469534ab4092582819e1596ca3b6067a72010bd8a4d158f69be25656c
Retrieval: 2026-07-20 · Preserved; Bound by Fear automated source-preservation ledger

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