Woman ‘Kept as a Sex Slave’ for Four Years in a Barn by ‘Poland’s Josef Fritzl’ and ‘Hosed Down With Cold Water at Night’
Malgorzata (left) met Mateusz J (right) via an online dating app and has allegedly been held captive ever since, officials said.
Sept. 3 2024, Published 12:32 p.m. ET
A woman, identified only as Malgorzata, endured over four years of captivity and abuse in an unused animal barn in Poland at the hands of a man she met online, RadarOnline.com can reveal.
The 30-year-old was subjected to regular beatings, sexual assault and mental abuse by Mateusz J, who she met on a dating site in 2019. Malgorzata was repeatedly hospitalized for injuries, including a broken arm, a broken leg and a dislocated shoulder injury. She eventually alerted medical staff to the alleged situation, and they then called police, according to Polish outlet Fakt.
The barn she was held captive in was just 13 feet away from the neighbors, officials said.
Malgorzata reportedly told authorities that she was injured after not meeting her alleged tormenter's sexual expectations.
During her captivity, Malgorzata reportedly was impregnated by her captor and later forced to give up her child for adoption.
Malgorzata was taken to the hospital several times while being held captive, but was afraid to tell authorities what was going on.
She told The Telegraph, "I couldn't tell the doctors the truth, I was afraid, and he threatened me that if I complained, it would get even worse." It was also reported that Mateusz would take the victim outside every night and hose her down with cold water.
The woman, who said she was genuinely in love with Mateusz, was in her 20s when she met him online and traveled from Leszno to the village of Gaiki, near Glogow, to be with him, leaving her children from a previous relationship with her parents.
The suspect allegedly tortured and raped her behind this door, authorities said.
Prosecutors revealed that she was held captive in a stone barn that was previously used for animals, just 13 feet from Mateusz's unsuspecting neighbors.
During her imprisonment, she had no access to basic hygiene products, running water, electricity or heating, and was kept in total isolation, having to wear a hood over her eyes when she was taken outside.
The suspect, 35-year-old Mateusz J, was arrested and placed in jail, officials said.
Locals described Mateusz, who was arrested and faces up to 25 years in prison, as a "loner" and a "freak."
This case has drawn comparisons to Austria’s notorious Josef Fritzl case, in which Fritzl imprisoned his daughter in a basement for 24 years and fathered seven children with her.
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Malgorzata's ordeal included not only broken bones but also severe internal injuries; she required surgery after suffering damage to her anus after it was left scarred by a stake.
Mateusz, who denies any wrongdoing, was arrested on Aug. 30, and charged with mental, physical and sexual, authorities said.
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