Two sentenced in sex abuse case

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.