Kulinsky case back to square one

The Prague High Court has ruled that judge Anna Bimova made grave mistakes when presiding over the case of the former choir master Bohumil Kulinsky, who is charged with sexual abuse of underage girls. Judge Bimova allegedly opted for a number of non-standard procedures which have cast doubt on the final ruling. The High Court thus cancelled the verdict of the Hradec Kralove court which acquitted Kulinsky of two cases of sexual abuse and returned the case to the same court stipulating that it should be given to another judge. The scandal surrounding the former choirmaster of Bambini di Pragua, the country's most famous children's choir, broke in 2004 when several dozen girls testified they had been sexually harassed by him. Kulinsky faces charges in 49 cases.