Even though the prosecutor's office decided to end the investigation due to the statute of limitations, it concluded that sexual harassment occurred when I was a minor. The responsibility of Mirosław Skrzypczyński, former president of the Polish Tennis Association, leaves no doubt in this decision – said Katarzyna Kotula, Minister of Equality, at a press conference. She announced that she had decided to waive her immunity in connection with the slander indictment filed by Skrzypczyński.
In 2022, Onet, in a series of articles, presented accounts of former students of Mirosław Skrzypczyński, former president of the Polish Tennis Association, who recalled how – trained by a young tennis instructor – they were harassed and abused. Then she gave an interview Katarzyna Kotulaalready an MP of the Left, currently Minister for Equality.
– He sexually assaulted me at least a dozen times over three years. When he did this, I was completely paralyzed. I remember freezing and not being able to make any movements. Later, I developed an escape strategy, she said.
Kotula: the prosecutor's office said I was telling the truth
Kotula, referring to the case at a press conference on Thursday, said that after media publications, the District Prosecutor's Office in Szczecin decided to initiate an investigation. She said that in June this year, the prosecutor's office issued a substantive procedural decision.
Kotula said that the prosecutor's office, even though it decided to end the investigation due to the statute of limitations, “unambiguously states that everything I told was true, that sexual harassment occurred when I was a minor, under 15 years of age.” .
– The responsibility of Mirosław Skrzypczyński, former president of the Polish Tennis Association, leaves no doubt in this decision – she added.
Kotula: I will waive my immunity
She said that Skrzypczyński was accusing her of slander. – In order to face my personal challenge, along with the decision of the prosecutor's office, I would like to inform you that I have decided to waive my immunity in connection with the indictment filed by Mirosław Skrzypczyński, in which he accuses me of slander – she said.
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