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Current AffairsMother, aunt, mysterious woman-girl-boy sentenced in Brno child abuse case

24-10-2008 16:27 | Rob Cameron

Photo: CTK A court in the city of Brno has sentenced six people to prison for their role in a child abuse case that has shocked and mystified the country. Two young boys were systematically abused in sadistic rituals, and the six defendants apparently belonged to a secretive cult, although the court fell short of recognising a cult-related motive.  More

Current AffairsWoman who posed as girl set free but rearrested outside court

09-05-2008 15:33 | Rob Cameron

Barbora Škrlová, photo: CTK On Friday a court in Brno passed down a not-guilty verdict against Barbora Škrlová, a 33-year-old woman who posed as a 13-year-old girl, went on the run, and reappeared months later posing as a 13-year-old boy...in Norway. Ms Škrlová is at the centre of a horrific child abuse scandal allegedly involving a sinister cult founded by her father. She was immediately rearrested outside the court to stand trial for these more serious charges. More

Current AffairsWoman posing as child may have fallen victim to strange sect

14-01-2008 16:03 | Daniela Lazarová

Barbora Škrlová as a 13-year old boy, photo: CTK Who is Barbora Škrlová? The mysterious case of the Czech woman charged with identity fraud after posing as a 12-year old girl in the Czech Republic and a 13-year old boy in Norway has shocked and baffled the nation. Czech investigators are slowly piecing together the picture of her life and there are serious indications that she was a victim of a sect whose members made a profit from child-abuse films.  More

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