Fidesz rejects allegations of sexual abuse cover-up at youth institution
Representatives of Fidesz and the junior co-ruling Christian Democrats on Monday rejected an opposition party’s accusations that government members have been involved in alleged sexual abuse at a young offender institution in Budapest’s Szőlő Street.
László Sebián-Petrovszki of the opposition Democratic Coalition asked if a recent investigation had managed to identify “the actual perpetrators” of child abuse as well as “those who allowed this to happen”. He demanded that “the two people involved” in what he said was “Fidesz’s pedophile scandal” be named.
Bence Rétvári, the (Fidesz) state secretary of the interior ministry, forcefully rejected the opposition MP’s “sneaky” remarks and insisted that the remarks did not contain “a single concrete fact or evidence”, adding that Sebián-Petrovszki had “trampled on the reputation of others without any factual evidence.”
Christian Democrat MP István Hollik said the accusations were “disgusting” and the opposition was “accusing people without any foundation”. He called on the opposition deputies “not to make hints but to put forward if they know something”.
What is the abuse scandal about?
As we reported in detail before, serious allegations and systemic failures have come to light within Hungary’s child protection system, as revealed by a whistleblower from inside the industry. Gábor Kuslits, the former director of the Budapest Regional Child Protection Service, spoke to Válasz Online about the scandal surrounding the Szőlő Street juvenile detention centre: a case he says is just the tip of the iceberg.
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No one can trust anything Pedofidesz says. We saw enough with the pardoning scandal with Novak and Judit Varga. One person makes a mistake is bad. Two making the same mistake is a conspiracy. Varga initially wouldn’t issue the pardon. An appeal was made to Novak by someone and she sends it back to Varga telling her to approve it. The person involved in protecting the pedophile was from Bicske right next door to Orban’s home town of Felcsut. He was inside Orban’s circle and Fidesz arranged his pardon. Pedofidesz.