Dominik Feri
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Dominik Feri (born 11 July 1996) is a former Czech politician and convicted sex offender who served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic from 2017 to 2021, representing TOP 09. Feri entered politics in 2014 at the age of 18, becoming the youngest municipal councillor in the country, in the city of Teplice. In the 2017 Czech legislative election he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies, becoming the lower house's first black deputy (due to Ethiopian descent),[1] as well as its youngest member at the age of 21.[2]
Dominik Feri | |||||||||||||
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Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |||||||||||||
In office 21 October 2017 – 31 May 2021 | |||||||||||||
Councillor of Teplice | |||||||||||||
In office 7 November 2014 – 6 October 2018 | |||||||||||||
Teplice Town Assembly Representative | |||||||||||||
In office 5 November 2014 – 6 October 2018 | |||||||||||||
Personal details | |||||||||||||
Born | (1996-07-11) 11 July 1996 (age 27) Kadaň, Czech Republic | ||||||||||||
Political party | TOP 09 (2015–2021) | ||||||||||||
Alma mater | Charles University | ||||||||||||
Criminal information
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Lex Feri | |
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Parliament of the Czech Republic | |
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Citation | Proposal 616/0 |
Passed by | Chamber of Deputies |
Passed | 10 April 2024 |
Legislative history | |
Bill citation | Chamber of Deputies Bill No. 616 |
Introduced by | Fiala Government Represented by Pavel Blažek, Minister of Justice |
Rapporteur | Taťána Malá [cs] |
Introduced | 12 January 2024 |
Distributed to members | 15 January 2024 |
Committee responsible | Committee for Constitution and Law |
First reading | 7 February 2024 |
Second reading | 9 April 2024 |
Third reading | 10 April 2024 |
Summary | |
Expands definition of rape in criminal code. Awaits for vote of the Senate. | |
Status: Pending |
In 2021 Feri, a vocal and well-known supporter of the Me Too movement, resigned from politics following accusations of sexual abuse and rape by about 15 women.[3][4] On 2 November 2023, he was sentenced to three years in prison for rapes committed in 2016 and 2018, with one of the two victims raped in 2016 being a minor.[5] Feri appealed against the verdict, but his appeal was dismissed by the Municipal Court in Prague on 22 April 2024.[6][7] The judgement found that Feri had also attempted to rape a woman within the Parliament building.[8]
The prosecution's dismissal of rape accusations brought by multiple other alleged victims led to an expansion of the definition of the crime of rape in the Czech Criminal Code, so that the legislation clearly covers also situations of rape paralysis. The change of law became known as "Lex Feri".[9]