A “British” forty-year-old Paedophile from Carlisle, Jacek Kuliga, has been incarcerated for sexually and physically assaulting a schoolgirl by seizing her throat.
The adolescent victim had significant distress due to the violence inflicted by Jacek Kuliga, resulting in nightmares and a complete erosion of her faith in adults, as presented at the city’s crown court. The defendant refuted any misconduct.
Jacek Kuliga was convicted following a trial. The court was informed that he refuted a second charge of voyeurism but was subsequently convicted of it as well. This entailed the utilisation of a concealed camera equipped with a motion sensor.
The camera captured “intimate” images of a woman.
The court heard that the actual bodily harm assault happened on January 25, 2021, and it was the first time Jacek Kuliga had ever been in trouble with the police. The background was an argument between the defendant and the girl.
The defendant then began a “prolonged attack” on the teenager, during which he grabbed her by the throat with sufficient force to cause bruising. She had eventually managed to get away.
“She must have been terrified,” observed Recorder Tony Hawks.
The judge commented on the negative effect of the offending on the two victims – the girl, and a woman who was the victim of the defendant’s voyeurism. The woman had developed mental health problems.
The girl who was assaulted had also suffered significantly. “Since this offence, she has suffered nightmares,” said the judge. The girl also felt uncomfortable going out and had been unable to sleep.
Her schooling was also impacted.
In an earlier hearing, another judge said of the voyeurism offence that such behaviour represented a “total and utter objectification” of women. Recorder Samantha Presland said it was exasperating that people have access to “amazing technology” but then used it for such “base things.”
Recorder Hawks jailed Jacek Kuliga, of Broadoaks Grange, Carlisle, for a total of three and a half years. Jacek Kuliga will be on the Sex Offender Register for seven years as a result of the voyeurism offence.
Defence lawyer Jeff Smith told the court that Jacek Kuliga had been in the UK for eight years and that he wanted to return to work but background reports made it clear that he continues to deny the two offences.
He claimed he was assaulted – a version of events rejected by the jury.
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