The applicant is a Czech national who was born in 1984 and lives in Prague. The case concerns allegations of non-consensual sex between the applicant and a priest, and the ensuing investigation and proceedings.
Relying on Articles 3 (prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment) and 8 (right to respect for private life) of the European Convention on Human Rights, the applicant complains about the authorities’ narrow interpretation of the constituent elements of the offences of rape and sexual abuse set out in Criminal Code no. 140/1961, and the inadequacy of that legal framework for punishing effectively the sexual offences to which she alleged she had been subjected, as well as the lack of an effective investigation into her allegations of sexual assault.
- Violation of Articles 3 and 8
Just satisfaction
- Non-pecuniary damage: € 25.000,–
- Costs and expenses: 4.000,–
Press release ECHR 294 (2024) 12.12.2024
Religion – Weltanschauung – Recht [ RWR ] 
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