Former youngest Czech MP found guilty of rape

A Prague district court has found former MP Dominik Feri guilty of two counts of rape and one attempted rape and sentenced him to three years in prison. The 27-year-old one-time TOP 09 party politician immediately appealed against the decision, telling reporters he was disappointed by the verdict and that he hoped that the appeals court would have a different opinion on the case.

The trial of the former MP, once the youngest deputy in the Czech lower house, began in February of this year and has attracted much media attention in Czechia. Feri has consistently denied the rape charges, saying that the sex had been consensual, although conceding that his behaviour may have been “inappropriate” at times.