Commercial presentation Update: 28/03/2024 09:57
Issued by: 28/03/2024, 09:52
Prague – The Municipal Court in Prague will hear an appeal in the case of former MP Dominik Feri, accused of rape, on Monday, April 22. It follows from the judicial database. Last November, the District Court for Prague 3 sentenced Feri to three years in prison without jurisdiction, the former politician appealed against the sentence. He has previously repeatedly denied the accusation and denied committing any sexual violence.
According to the non-jurisdictional judgment of the circuit court, Feri committed three acts. According to the indictment, the two happened in March and November 2016 in his apartment in Prague 3. According to the verdict, Feri kissed and groped the two girls in question despite their disapproval and then performed various sexual practices with them. One of them was 17 years old at the time.
According to the judgment, the third incident happened in 2018, when Feri invited a woman to the Chamber of Deputies for a possible intern position. According to the court, he tried to kiss and grope the woman, but she managed to leave, therefore the prosecution qualifies the case as attempted rape.
In his closing speech, Feri pointed out, among other things, the alleged contradictions in the women’s statements. He also said that the police and prosecutors are taking an alibi approach to his case. For him, the prosecution meant the destruction of his work life as well as his personal life, he said. After the verdict, he told reporters that he was disappointed with the verdict and hoped that the appeals court would take a different view on the case.
According to the non-jurisdictional decision of the circuit court, Feri should pay a total of 510,000 crowns to the three victims, and one of them should also pay an additional 33,000 crowns for psychotherapy. According to the server iROZHLAS and Radiožurnál, the women object to the amount of compensation awarded they appealed. The public prosecutor, who requested Feri’s three-year prison term, did not file an appeal against the court’s decision.
CR Court Chamber of Feri Rape
