II AKa 139/25 AI generated

Appeal court changes conviction to accessory complicity for possessing child pornography instead of direct perpetration.

Case Number II AKa 139/25

Court / Authority Sąd powszechny

Jurisdiction

Poland (PL)

Decision Date 2025-10-24

Outcome Partially Allowed

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Legislator summary

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The appeal court partially overturned the first-instance judgment regarding the defendant's qualification for possessing child pornography. While the court accepted the evidence of possession, it rejected the lower court's finding of direct perpetration, ruling instead that the defendant acted as an accessory to the crime under Article 202 § 4 of the Criminal Code. Consequently, the conviction was modified to reflect accessory complicity rather than direct perpetration.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 202 § 4 k.k.; Art. 202 § 1 k.k.; Art. 202 § 2 k.k.: Possession of child pornography by an adult constitutes accessory complicity (następstwo współudziału) rather than direct perpetration (następstwo bezpośrednie) when the adult merely facilitates the distribution without directly engaging in the prohibited act.

Keywords

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accessory complicity child pornography possession offense direct perpetration Criminal Code appeal court qualification change

Cited Legislation

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Art. 202 § 4 k.k.

Art. 202 § 1 k.k.

Art. 202 § 2 k.k.

Art. 636 § 1 k.p.k.

art. 624 § 1 k.p.k.

art. 438 pkt 1 k.p.k

art. 438 pkt 2 k.p.k

art. 438 pkt 3 k.p.k

art. 438 pkt 4 k.p.k

art. 439 k.p.k

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