Accused priest continues school teaching despite child abuse allegations

A priest accused of molesting young girls is continuing to teach at a local primary school, even though he has been under investigation by the Krosno prosecutor's office for the past three months. The headmaster of the primary school in Dukla, Aleksander Kosior, says the priest has not been relieved of his duties because he has not been found guilty of any offense. According to reports by local children and adults the priest, who has been in charge of the parish of Dukla for the past 35 years, allegedly kissed girls on the lips, touched their intimate parts, and gave them baths in his home. "It's a scandal," said Ewa Karbasz-Farbisz, head of Before Tomorrow Comes, a foundation that has looked into the case. The Krosno prosecutor's office, which has been investigating the charges against the priest since June 5, has promised to complete its inquiries this week. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 4) A.Z.