Vandalism of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church and Priest Insulted During Mass
Case information
Incident date
Country
Poland
Place
Dąbrowa Tarnowska
Categories
Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
Threats
Vandalism (all)
Vandalism of Church
Insult or Incitement
Place of Incident
Church
Bias Indicators
Comments/Written Statements/Gestures/Graffiti
Reported to Police
Yes
Response of Local Authorities
Investigated
Symbolic image; not a photograph of the reported incident.Image credit: ZI on Unsplash
On May 9th and May 15th, a man profaned the church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Dabrowa Tarnowska and insulted the priest. He intentionally interrupted the services as well as went to the rectory and insulted one of the priests. The clergy felt earlier unprotected by the police and thought of putting private vigilance. This time the police reacted effectively and following investigation, they arrested the 42 year-old perpetrator. The court will keep him in custody for three months.
