The state commission for counteracting sexual abuse of minors under 15 years of age reacted to the “Superwizjer” report about riding instructor Marcin P., who was convicted of molesting teenage girls, but still organizes camps for children and goes to competitions. As reported, the Commission notified, among others, the Ministry of Sport and Tourism, the Ministry of Justice and local government bodies in this matter.
Marcin P., a riding instructor from one of the Pomeranian stud farms, molested teenagers. The court sentenced him to one and a half years in prison. Now the punishment has been softened: Marcin P. is to serve it not in prison, but in the privacy of his home, which he can leave every day.
Today, the man again organizes camps for children and goes to competitions. Magdalena Gwóźdź talks about him in the “Superwizjer” report “Judgment in the case of a riding instructor”.
The report will be broadcast on TVN24 on Saturday at 8 p.m. It is now available on TVN24 GO:
Intervention of the state commission
The State Commission for Counteracting Sexual Exploitation of Minors under 15 commented on the matter on Saturday evening.
“We are notifying the Ministry of Sport and Tourism, the Ministry of Justice and local government bodies of the conscious and persistent violation of the Act on Counteracting Threats of Sexual Crime by the managers of the Pomeranian equestrian club,” it was reported on the X platform.
One of the members of this commission, Konrad Ciesiołkiewicz, also wrote about the case.
“Shock!! It is, among other things, to protect against such practices that the Act and standards for the protection of minors were created. We, together with Guide Karolina Bućko, watched the material of “Superwizjer” available today. How can local government bodies supervising the operation of the center and the authorities of the sports association allow something like this? The key “The responsible approach of managers of clubs, associations and facilities to the safety of children and young people is a responsible approach,” he wrote.
The case of Marcin P.
Marcin P. was an influential person in the world of horse riding, president of the Pomeranian Riding Association. He trained young competitors at riding camps at the center owned by his mother in Dziemiany in Pomerania.
– The trainer asked me to go with him to see if the horses have hay and water. He started getting close to me, groping me. He forced me to perform oral sex that day – said one of Marcin P.'s victims. – He came to my room, started undressing me, took off my pants, socks, wanted to take off my panties (…) he started stroking my buttock – this is the instructor's behavior another victim reported.
In 2018, two women reported the case to the police. A few days later, Marcin P. was detained. The prosecutor's office charged him with “causing the victims to undergo another sexual activity by taking advantage of their state of defenselessness” and “causing the victims of violence to undergo another sexual activity.”
After hearing the allegations, he was the president of the Pomeranian Riding Association for two more years. He was later appointed to the audit committee and retained his influence.
In June 2023, the District Court in Kościerzyna illegally sentenced him to 1.5 years in prison for abusing two teenage girls. A few weeks later, a session for children and teenagers started at the equestrian center in Dziemiany. When “Superwizjer” reporters arrived at the place, it turned out that Marcin P. was conducting classes there.