On July 30, 2023, Szymon Besser, a well-known live broadcaster broke into the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint John Paul II in Toruń. He recorded the whole incident live and broadcast it on the internet.
The perpetrator also desecrated the church by washing his hands in holy water, stole a stole from the confessional and called Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński a paedophile. He recorded the whole incident live by the broadcasted on the internet.
Mr Besser is now facing criminal charges.