'Evil' Royal British Legion volunteer, 74,
finally locked up for historic sex abuse
Jacek Kieras undertook charity work to 'cleanse his wrongs'
- 05:00, 18 AUG 2024
An 'evil' Royal British Legion volunteer whose cruel sex attacks on a child were kept secret for decades has finally been locked up. Pensioner Jacek Kieras repeatedly abused a young girl in the 1970s and 1980s but managed to keep his sick crimes hidden.
The 74-year-old 'narcissist' even tried to 'cleanse his wrongs' by undertaking charity and volunteer work in the years after he sexually assaulted his 'vulnerable' victim. But his offending came to light two years ago when she bravely stepped forward and revealed all to police.
She has since told how the ordeal left her feeling like she is living a 'life sentence' and described the painful experience of having to tell her children of her trauma. Wolverhampton Crown Court heard how the victim reported to police in 2022 that she had suffered historic sex abuse.
In a statement read to the court, the woman told how she was 'extremely vulnerable' at the time. She feels like she has a 'permanent knot in her stomach' and 'constantly beats' herself up over the abuse.
The mum said: "I told a friend what had happened because I knew it was wrong, however, I did not tell any adults. I just wanted to forget it and get on with my childhood.
"I know it was not my fault but there is always the nagging thought at the back of my mind "did I cause this? What did I do so bad that caused me to be sexually abused?"." She added: "The man is pure evil. He repulses me. He is a narcissist."
The woman told how one of the 'hardest things' she has had to do is explain to her daughters what happened to her as a child, adding: "It was my dirty little secret." The victim said she has been 'emotionally drained' in the years since she reported her abuse to police, regularly crying and struggling to get a 'decent night's sleep'.
She said: "When I found out he had pleaded guilty, I had the best night's sleep. I can get my life back on track. I feel vindicated and like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders.
"The guilt and shame will always be a life sentence for me - it is something I will carry with me until I die. You can never forget something like that happening to you.
Out-of-control NYC pedicab drivers terrorize tourists, locals
and even sexually assault their own customers:
‘They’re like piranhas’
They’re hell on wheels.
Out-of-control pedicab drivers are terrorizing tourists and locals across Manhattan, commandeering stretches of city streets, haranguing passersby — and even sexually assaulting their own customers, The Post has learned.
Over the past few years, the drivers’ behavior has grown increasingly lawless — from blasting loud music and charging outrageous prices to brawling with customers and launching cartel-like attacks on competitors.
The outlaw antics are reflected in a surge in pedicab-related criminal summonses this year, with cops issuing 1,493 violations through June 30, a 51.5% spike from the 985 written during the same period in 2023, NYPD data shows.
Consumer complaints have similarly soared 56.7%, totaling 94 reports through Aug. 12, compared to just 60 reports logged during the same period in 2023, according to 311 data.
“They’re like piranhas just trying to get paid — and they prey on the tourists and on the guests and on the kids,” Ralph Mendez, a doorman at the Sheraton Hotel on Seventh Avenue near Times Square, told The Post.
“They’re nice because they want something,” he added. “As soon, as you tell them you don’t want it, they just absolutely flip on you.”
A fun night out at Midtown club spiraled into a nightmare for two Upper East Side women who encountered one of those piranhas — who badgered them to accept a “free ride” home until they agreed.
Nothing is free that doesn't come from God.
As soon as they entered the pedicab, the driver jumped into the backseat and groped both women, and kicked them out of his ride when they fought back, one of the terrified victims told The Post this week.
“It felt very much like he put himself in the right place at the right time” to be a predator, said one of the victims, a 22-year-old, who reported the Aug. 4 incident to cops.
“It was really convenient for him to be in front of a club at 3:30 a.m., offering rides home to girls who have been drinking. I got the feeling that he habitually does that.’”
She continued: “I felt like I got tricked, which is the worst feeling…I was shocked that it happened, but I feel like it was my fault because I was being dumb and naive.”
The incident is just one example of a troubling pattern of mayhem pedicabs are causing across the city, including:
- In May, a half-dozen pedicabbers surrounded a hansom-carriage driver after he asked one of them not to wash his bicycle in a fountain horses regularly drink from in Central Park, according to the coachman and NYPD. The hot-head allegedly decked the 51-year-old carriage driver, who gave only his first name, Yalcin.
- A pedicab driver traded blows with a trio of riders over their fare in June by the Empire State Building, according to a wild video of the incident.
- A foul-mouthed pedicabber was caught on camera near Central Park on Aug. 12 calling carriage horse driver Jill Adamski a “dirt b—h” and “Irish slut,” according to video. The brute is then seen raising his hand, threatening to smack another man who was recording the ugly altercation.
- A pedicab driver in Midtown randomly spat in a transgender woman’s face as men in the vehicle called her a “tranny” in May 2023, according to police sources. The 27-year-old was arrested and charged with aggravated harassment.
- The Glass House Tavern said pedicabbers engaged in a coordinated campaign to tank its business with a cluster of 1-star Google reviews after it posted a sign on West 47th Street warning nearby theatergoers about the exorbitant prices the drivers charged. “Recently, they have become more aggressive and have been verbally abusive to our staff,” the tavern noted at the time.
“They think this is like a third world country, the law doesn’t work over here, ‘We can do anything we want,’” Yalcin said. “They feel like big guys — big mafiosos over here.”
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The drivers, who trick out their rides
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