Polish journalist who publicly examined his own behavior in a confessional article is suspended by his newspaper after it led to claims of sexual abuse from his previous girlfriends

A self-investigated journalist has been suspended by his newspaper when his ex-girlfriend alleged sexual abuse after the article was published.

Marcin Kacki, a Polish reporter, wrote an article about his struggles with alcoholism and rocky relationships, in which he admitted to abuse.

The piece featured interviews with his former girlfriends – one of whom said he had left out key details and accused him of 'disgusting behaviour'.

The award-winning investigative journalist, whose work helped expose sexual abuse and harassment, has been suspended by Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza.

The article, headlined 'My journalism: alcohol, failed therapy, very fond of women, neglected daughters and fear of the dawn', described how he had 'crossed a line' with his behaviour.

He said he had to remember that 'no means no' and that he had psychologically 'hurt' many women.

But one of his ex-partners hit him out over the article, branding his behavior 'disgusting'.

Marcin Kacki, a Polish reporter, wrote an article about his struggles with alcoholism and rocky relationships, in which he admitted to abuse

Newsweek Polska journalist Karolina Rogaska wrote on Facebook about the article: “I am one of the victims and everything is not okay.

'Marcin, if you were honest in your article, why didn't you explicitly write about what you did to me and other girls?

'Why didn't you write that you treated my repeated 'No' as if it didn't exist.

“How did you find it appropriate to undress and masturbate, despite my obvious horror? Disgusting behavior. Awful.'

The Telegraph reported that Ms. Rogaska said she was “tired of the hypocrisy of abusers getting pats on the back, and tired of them pretending to understand.”

After her statement on Facebook, the journalism college the School of Reportage suspended him from contact with students.

On Saturday, the school's coordinator, Aleksandra Pakieła, said other female students had now come forward with stories of “unpleasantness”.

The newspaper where he worked – Poland's best-selling non-tabloid magazine – claimed he had not told them about the suspension.

A statement Sunday said: “Marcin Kacki, when submitting his completed article, did not inform anyone about it, which has violated our trust and that of our readers.

“That is why we have decided to suspend Marcin Kacki and prevent him from working with our writers.”

The journalist responded by saying that the article had been 'read and checked' by the editors and that his 'mistake' was that he thought he could 'show the boys my journey and how I had tried to solve it myself', reported The Telegraph.