A Prague court has sentenced two men for the sexual abuse of children –
one to four-and-a-half years in prison. The other received a three-year
suspended sentence with an order to receive psychiatric treatment. Almost
20 boys, the youngest who was just seven, were abused by Ondřej Martínek
while David Lein was found guilty of abusing one child and shooting child
porn. Both were former organisers for a civic association focusing on
helping children from poor homes. The organisation, called Malý princ
(Little Prince), has distanced itself from the criminal events, saying it
had had no knowledge of the duo’s activities. Mr Martínek and Mr Lein
were first arrested in 2006 on suspicion of what police described as
“dangerous, deviant behaviour”. Both men can appeal Friday’s
verdicts.