Marcin P. convicted of harassment is at large. A case in which “the state did not stand up to the task”

Marcin P., a riding instructor from one of the Pomeranian studs, molested and sexually abused teenagers. The court sentenced him to a year and a half in prison. However, the penalty was later relaxed. Marcin P. takes it not in the prison, and in the comfort of his home, which he can leave every day. In addition, a man can still organize children's camps and go to competitions. It is about him, in the reports of “Supervisor” entitled “Secrets of the stud in Dziemiany” and “Jewes on a riding instructor”, says reporter Magdalena Gwóźdź.

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Magdalena Gwóźdź, Piotr Rachwał, a disciplinary spokesman for the current balance of this case Polish Equestrian Association, Justyna Kotowska, deputy chairman of the State Commission for Counteracting Sexual abuse of minors under 15 years of age and patron Zbigniew Roman.

Magdalena Gwóźdź said that since the publication of the last report in this matter “there have been a few key changes”. – First of all, immediately after the broadcast of the report, we observed a reaction from both the Polish Equestrian Association and the Pomeranian Equestrian Association, and when it comes to the Pomeranian Equestrian Association, there were decisions to receive the possibility of organizing the possibility of organizing by the club led by Marcin P. among others championship competitions at the stud, with which he cooperates at the center in Kwiek – she pointed out.

She added that significant changes also occurred in the center itself because he lost his certificate. As a result, he can no longer organize riding badges exams. She also said that the ownership structure of the center had changed. – Because for the last time, when we dealt with this matter, the owner of the center, which was managed by Marcin P., was his mother Izabela P., who died at the end of last year – she continued.

Therefore, a succession board was established. – Interestingly, today the center is managed by a close associate, Marcin P., Anita T., who is not only a coach in the center, but is also close to not only professionally but also emotionally Marcin P. – the author of the report continued.

The disciplinary spokesman for the Polish Equestrian Association said that shortly after he took office, he initiated an explanatory proceedings in this case. – It is very important that the riding environment immediately reacted after your reportage, after the program was broadcast. (There was – ed.) Many phones with intervention, so that I would take explanatory actions, they were immediately taken – he added.

– I turned to the Supreme Court, where the files of criminal matters are located. I received judgments with justifications, which enabled me to initiate disciplinary proceedings – said Piotr Rachwał.

He said that the date of the disciplinary meeting was set for February 21, to which Marcin P. and the witness were called. After the proceedings, a disciplinary decision is to be issued. – Marcin P. will have the right to defense, and in the two -instance of proceedings he will also be able to use the Disciplinary Court if an unfavorable ruling is made – the spokesman explained.

Piotr Rachwał also talked about what disciplinary penalties a man could get. – We have a number of penalties – from admonition to the prohibition of the function of exclusion from sports competition, in this case a ban on organizing, for example, competitions, related events, trainings, as well as a ban on performing the function of a sport instructor – he calculated.

The disciplinary spokesman also said that Marcin P. was accused of four deeds, and these – as he described – “the most severe allegations” concerned the bringing of other people to surrender to other sexual activities and was acquitted from them. – He was convicted only for two deeds and in this one act, which was qualified as a violation of bodily integrity, i.e. a crime that is not punishable by a serious penalty in the penal code – he added.

Magdalena Gwóźdź reacted to these words, who pointed out that both the experts and the court found the testimony of the injured woman as credible. “There were simply missing people and other evidence that could confirm them,” she added.

Justyna Kotowska, deputy chairwoman of the State Commission for Counteracting Sexual abuse of minors up to 15 years old, also talked about the case.

She said that after the broadcast of the report, the Commission addressed letters to the Ministry of Sport and Tourism, to the Ministry of Justice and the President of Sopot.

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– The National Commission turned to the Lord (Minister of Sport – ed.) Sławomir Nitras With a request to examine the case, to look at the center's procedures and whether the center actually has the appropriate standards of the protection of minors, especially those under 15. In addition, the National Commission sent a request to check this case to Minister Bodnar and to the Mayor of Sopot – she said.

– Unfortunately, we have not received an answer from any of these institutions to this day. However, we still operate – she assured.

According to Patron Zbigniew Roman in this case, “the state did not stand up to the task.” – And this is not only about the prosecutor's office and the courts, but about all possible institutions. This matter is clear too long. It is hard for me to believe and understand why in so many stages of the proceedings – and when it comes to preparatory proceedings and then, when it comes to court and enforcement proceedings – this man was treated indulgently – he continued.

– It is worth noting that this man was sentenced to a year and a half imprisonment at a time when the prosecutor's office brought eight years, and yet the prosecutor's office did not appeal against this judgment, which is surprising, because he either requested a severe punishment , or someone neglected the issues of appeal. Then the court, which made the decision, had to bear in mind that the penalty of one and a half years imprisonment allows at the executive stage to try to perform it in conditions of electronic supervision, which is much less ailful. And most importantly, he allows such a person to function in an environment in which he committed a crime – enumerated a lawyer.

As he said, the next thing is that the punishment was performed in the conditions of electronic supervision in the stud, i.e. – as the lawyer pointed out – “in fact in the same place where not only these crimes were committed, but in the place where Training, competitions are organized. ” “This is absolutely surprising to me,” Zbigniew Roman admitted.

– All environments, committees and possibly organs that could discipline or draw professional consequences in relation to this man, in my opinion, they acted very slowly. Because to this day, few of these professional, didactic and educational consequences have been drawn – he added.

Marcin P. was an influential person in the world of horse riding, president of the Pomeranian Equestrian Association. He trained young competitors at equestrian camps in the center of his mother in Dziemiany in Pomerania.

– The trainer asked me to see him see if the horses had hay, water. He began to get to me, grind me. He forced me to have oral sex that day – one of the injured by Marcin P. – he came to me in the room, began to undress me, took off my pants, socks, he wanted to take off my panties (…) he began to stroke me after the buttock – that's how behavior The instructor was reported by another.

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 “bringing victims to surrender to another sexual act using their state of vulnerability” and “bringing victims of violence to surrender to another sexual activity.”

After he heard the allegations, he was the president of the Pomeranian Equestrian Association for two more years. Later, he was appointed to the Audit Committee and retained his influence.

In June 2023, the District Court in Kościerzyna sentenced him to 1.5 years in prison for using two teenagers. A few weeks later, a stay for children and young people started at the Equestrian Center in Dziemiany. When the reporters of “Supervisor” arrived, it turned out that Marcin P. was conducting classes there. The second, this time a final judgment, was passed in January 2024.