“Newsweek” first wrote about the case in 2021. “The District Prosecutor’s Office in Warsaw decided today to detain Bartłomiej M., an actor, two-time candidate for MP on the PiS list, journalist of the English-language TVP channel, and currently a PhD student at the University of Opole. He is suspected of raping three minor women,” the weekly reported. As journalists found out then, Bartłomiej M. was supposed to lure young women under the pretext of doing a photo session for them, to give them alcohol in the apartment and sexually abuse them. After his arrest in June 2021, Bartłomiej M. was to plead not guilty.
Bartłomiej M. accused of committing nine rapes, including four against a minor under 15 years of age
The trial against Bartłomiej M. has been ongoing in the Warsaw District Court since November 2022. “Due to the change in the adjudicating panel, it will be necessary to open the trial, which results from the principle of immutability of the adjudicating panel in criminal proceedings” – . The presiding judge was to decide to start the trial again due to a letter from a lay judge sitting on the adjudicating panel. In August, the woman asked for health reasons to be excused from attending hearings for approximately two months and not to schedule further hearings during that time.
According to journalists, recordings of rapes, photos from sessions with intoxicated girls and pedophile materials were found on materials secured as part of the investigation of Bartłomiej M., who allegedly invited women to his home under the guise of conducting photo sessions. and in September 2022, the Regional Prosecutor’s Office in Warsaw accused him of committing nine rapes, including four against a minor under 15 years of age. They were supposed to take place between 2004 and 2016.
The former actor played, among others, in the Law and Justice spot
Previously, M. was sentenced to 2 years and 11 months and banned from approaching the victim for 10 years for raping a 16-year-old girl in 2016. However, in the appeal process, the Warsaw district court changed the judgment of the first instance court and acquitted Bartłomiej M. of the charge of rape. At the end of August 2022, the District Prosecutor’s Office in Warsaw filed an application for the cassation of the verdict acquitting Bartłomiej M., but – as Gruca and Gierszewski note – the case has not yet been moved. And the first notification regarding Bartłomiej M. was supposed to be submitted to the police in 2010 – then the case was discontinued due to lack of evidence and data of the suspect.
Bartłomiej M. is a former two-time candidate of Law and Justice in the Sejm elections in 2011 and 2015, he also played in a PiS election spot. Before 2005, he was associated with the Civic Platform. He was also an actor, he played, among others, in the films “1920 Battle of Warsaw”, “Chopin. Desire for Love” and the series “Colors of Happiness”, “Father Mateusz” and “Mafia Women”.
Sexual violence is any unwanted sexual contact. According to UNICEF data, approximately 15 million teenagers between 15 and 19 years of age have experienced this type of violence around the world, but only 1 percent of teenagers seek help from a professional. Research shows that 80 percent Rape victims develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
If you are a victim of sexual violence, you can get help by calling, for example, the “Blue Line” Telephone Clinic – 22 668 70 00 (7 days a week, 8 a.m.-8 p.m.) or via the 24-hour hotline of the Women’s Rights Center – 600 070 717.
Source: Gazeta
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