Recently, we have heard reports about sexual assaults and rapes, including gang rapes. Some regions are reporting more than 100 cases per year! Sometimes the victim manages to free herself, at other times, paralyzed by fear, physically weaker or even intoxicated, she is unable to save herself. Why is this happening? Which regions in Poland are the most dangerous? Check the statistics table at the end of this article. Below are a few stories and testimonies that shook Poland.
Głogów: Violent gang rape on her 18th birthday
The 18-year-old victim here even knew one of the perpetrators since she was a child. Her mother has recently been quoted as saying’ It hurts her everywhere. Her genitals, anus, throat, everything. These boys treated her like a piece of meat. I do not want any woman to experience something like that ever again by those animals’.
Gdynia: He attacked her and told her to be quiet!
A woman left her block around 5 am to go to work when a stranger approached her and threw her to the ground. – He lay me on my belly. I remember shouting. He grabbed my lips to silence me. He said: “Do you understand? You are a piece of rag. I will kill you if you do not calm down, “she relates. And she admits: – I think that there is no more helpless position than lying on my stomach. I lost hope and stopped defending myself.
Zabrze: Gynecologist suspected of raping patients
Initially, the allegations concerned rape and “other sexual activity” were connected to four women. After the publication of information in the media, other victims also appeared.
Initially, the allegations concerned rape and “other sexual activity” on four women. After publication of information in the media, other victims appeared.
Łódź: They imprisoned and raped a woman for eight days. She died
A woman was taken to an apartment block by a man whose two colleagues also joined in. They beat, humiliated and raped her. They threatened her that if she told authorities, they would kill her and her mother. As a result of her injuries, the woman died a month later.
Radom: Rape in the middle of the day in the city center
On a Sunday in the middle of the day, a man raped a woman in the city center. A female witness who called for help says that when the police arrived they found the victim lying on the ground with her underwear torn off.
Wrocław: Three failed attempted rapes
Three women reported being sexually assaulted and almost raped in the city center. Each of them managed to free themselves and thanks to the combination of their testimonies, it was possible to create a description of the perpetrator and he was detained and later pleaded guilty.
The number of reported crimes in 2017 is divided into voivodships. It will give you a clearer idea of the worst places to be affected by this despicable crime. Please remember though that the chances of being raped are still extremely small. Even though, we recommend you keep your senses about you when walking alone.
