Priest who organised gay orgy faces eight years in jail as cops charge him over party that saw man overdose on erectile dysfunction pills

A priest who organized a gay orgy that left a man hospitalized after overdosing on erection pills has been arrested and faces up to eight years in prison.

Father Tomasz Zmarzły of the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Angels in Poland was charged with sex and drug offenses and with failing to assist someone at medical risk following a police investigation into the incident.

The disgraced preacher is said to have thrown a small party with a male prostitute and his friend at his apartment in the town of Dąbrowa Górnicza in September last year.

But when police and paramedics were denied entry after being called when one of the men collapsed, prosecutors launched an investigation into the priest for failing to help the unconscious man.

Leaked phone recordings reveal the victim may have used the date rape drug known as GHB.

He was also charged with failing to assist a person at medical risk following a police investigation into the incident

According to the Fakt newspaper, which received the recording, a man believed to be the male prostitute can be heard frantically talking to emergency services.

In the phone call, the newspaper said he was heard sobbing: “He was so high… And they told me he wasn’t allowed to be touched! I tell them, check, I lifted his head and he was frothing at the mouth…’

He was then heard to say: ‘There are bars on the doors, I don’t know why… they kicked me out, hurry up!

“Yeah, they used some DHB or something. Don’t know. Some GHB and drops or something… I don’t know, send an ambulance here. And the police.’

When police and paramedics were finally allowed into the apartment, they found a naked man lying unconscious on the floor.

He was taken to hospital, where he later recovered and discharged himself.

It later emerged that Father Zmarzły, who was suspended after the incident, was also looking for hookups on the gay dating app Grindr.

According to his former partner, who contacted local newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza, Zmarzły turned to the dating app after being unsure whether he would become a priest.

The former partner said: ‘At the end of his studies at the seminary, Tomek, aware of his homosexuality, hesitated whether to accept priestly ordination at all.

“He (continued) Grindr, but ultimately he decided to become a priest.”

Local outrage in the heavily Catholic town saw a man attempt to set fire to the church and ‘the faithful’ stopping their children from attending the service.

The local mayor also cut ties with the church, which is overseen by the Diocese of Sosnowiec.

The disgraced preacher had reportedly thrown a party with a male prostitute and his friend at his apartment, but police and paramedics were refused entry after being called when one of the men collapsed.

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Mayor Arkadiusz Chęciński said on social media at the time: ‘As a city we are known for our tolerance and respect for all religions and views.

‘However, due to recent reports from the diocese that negatively influence opinions about the city, the indignation of residents and the lack of a clear distance from these matters force me to take the unpleasant decision to suspend the city’s cooperation with the diocese of Sosnowiec to suspend until real corrective action is taken.’

The disgraced priest also faced a backlash from his colleagues.

A fellow clergy member said, “It’s time to stop pretending. Everyone in our community knew he had a big problem with sexuality.

“However, nothing was done to help him resolve the problem.”

After his arrest this week, prosecutor spokesman Waldemar Łubniewski told the Polish Press Agency: ‘Three of the charges concern drug-related offences, one of which concerns giving an illegal substance to someone else.

‘Another charge relates to violating someone else’s sexual freedom.

‘The fourth charge concerns causing grievous bodily harm and failing to render assistance to a person whose health and life were in danger.’

The spokesperson did not provide details of the sexual assault charge, but it is understood it carries a maximum penalty of up to eight years in prison.