EXCLUSIVE: Polish villagers insist ‘incest house of horror’ daughter is an innocent victim of her depraved father and should not face trial as new images emerge of cellar where three babies were killed

Villagers insist that a young Polish woman accused of murdering her newborn babies because of an incestuous relationship with her father is a victim of his depraved behavior.

Many suggest that 20-year-old Paulina Gierasik should be treated with compassion because she has been ‘groomed’ to have sex with her widowed father, Piotr Gierasik.

The couple is being held while prosecutors investigate their relationship and the discovery of the remains of three babies in the basement of their isolated home in Czerniki, northern Poland.

But locals have begun to express the feeling that Paulina, a pastry production worker, should receive help rather than condemnation.

They are also questioning claims that she was in a “consensual relationship” with him for years, saying she must have been pressured into it.

Paulina Gierasik is accompanied by police officers after her arrest

Views of the basement of the home of Paulina Gierasik and her father Piotr in Czerniki, Poland, where three dead babies were found

The couple is being held while prosecutors investigate their relationship and the discovery of the remains of three babies in the basement of their isolated home.

The babies were found buried in shallow graves in the basement.

Martyna Lewandowska-Tercjak, who works as a waitress in the village of Stara Kiszewa, where Paulina worked in a pastry shop, said: “I think she is a victim.

“I don’t think he should be in jail. He needs specialized psychiatric help after what his father put him through.

‘She was little more than a child, and he must have pressured her to accept such acts as normal.

‘Her mother had died and she was left under the control of her father. It seems that she felt that she had no choice.

‘You may have heard of Stockholm syndrome. She must have known she was wrong when she gave birth, but her father ruled her life.

‘Everyone says in the Polish media that she is guilty of murder, but she believed in her father. He was wrong, but she deserves sympathy.

Martyna added: ‘My friend saw them in the store buying perfumes together. They called each other “Honey” and “Baby” and said “I love you.”

‘He was also seen slapping her bum in the village. It would have been normal for her to have grown up with him.

Adrienn Kotowicz also defended Paulina in a Facebook post, saying: “She must have been manipulated since childhood. Stockholm syndrome, mental disorder, trauma.

Another woman, Agnieszka Kroma, added in the same thread: ‘Because maybe she was a victim and was harassed?’

Piotr’s alleged relationship with Paulina did not come to light last week, after her co-workers suspected she was covering up her latest pregnancy.

A colleague told social services that Paulina may have secretly given birth after she appeared visibly pregnant, despite trying to hide it by wearing baggy clothing, and then appeared to have lost weight when she returned from “vacation.”

The tip led to a social worker visiting Paulina and convincing her to confess what had happened after persuading her domineering father to leave the room.

Police found the bodies of two babies in the basement on Friday of the ruined house where Paulina lived with her father and mentally disabled 24-year-old brother, while a third set of remains were recovered on Saturday.

Piotr, 54, and Paulina Gierasik, 20, allegedly dumped the three children born of incest in their basement.

Piotr Gierasik, 54, allegedly forced his 24-year-old son to leave the house (pictured) in the village of Czerniki, northern Poland, every time he and his daughter Paulina Gierasik, 20, They wanted to sleep together during their four years. relationship

Piotr also posted a photo of his daughter Paulina online with the caption “Sexy girl for the taking.” The photo taken in November 2019 shows the 15-year-old standing in a kitchen and looking directly into the camera as she prepares some food.

One baby is said to have been born from Piotr’s rape of an older daughter, while the last two came from an alleged consensual relationship with Paulina.

He has now been charged with three counts of murder, one count of incest with Paulina and the rape of his eldest daughter.

Paulina was also charged last weekend with one count of incest and two counts of murder of her babies.

Prosecutors have been given permission to hold them for three months, pending an investigation that could lead to both being sentenced to life in prison if convicted.

Other outraged locals have taken to community media groups to paint Paulina as a victim of her abusive father.

A commentator posted on the local portal Zawsze Pomorze: ‘Paulina should receive psychological care and not spend the rest of her life in prison!

She herself is a victim! ‘Piotr G. took care of his daughter Paulina (without his mother) since he was five years old.

‘She depended on him, he always had power over her. This young woman’s Stockholm syndrome/love for her father made her want to get rid of incriminating evidence: children?

‘Was it their father-companion, their god, who suggested that something had to be done with them? Why didn’t they use condoms?

Another message on the local commune’s Weekend FM website read: ‘Degenerates and murderers, the daughter was probably brainwashed by constant rape (sic) since childhood by a pedophile.

‘What is happening to these people who treat their own daughters like this?’

Another writing on local website koscierski.info said: ‘Blaming children who lived in a completely sick world created for them by their psychopathic father is simply sick.

‘After all, these children don’t know any other world…! Please look at all this from a psychological point of view and don’t put children in a box.”

Piotr had 12 children with his late wife Hanna, who died suddenly in 2008 at the age of 38, a few years after the family moved from Gdansk to Czerniki.

MailOnline revealed yesterday how prosecutors missed five potential opportunities to stop Piotr’s reign of terror before the remains of three babies were found in his home.

Authorities questioned him on five separate occasions over the past 12 years over allegations that he was having sexual relations with and abusing his daughters.

But all investigations were halted for lack of evidence after he strongly denied any wrongdoing and his daughters apparently refused to admit what had been happening.

Piotr, 54, and Paulina Gierasik, 20, allegedly dumped the three children born of incest in their basement.

Paulina Gierasik, 20 (pictured), was arrested along with her father Piotr after the babies’ remains were discovered in shallow graves and wrapped in plastic bags on the property.

Paulina’s brother Jakub Gierasik appeared to condemn his father when he became the first member of his family to comment on the shocking case.

He suggested there was “no excuse” for his father’s behavior and made only one cryptic comment about his sister.

Jakub spoke out in comments on her father’s Facebook page as angry people bombarded her with messages condemning her family.

In one post he said: “People should stop judging the rest of the family by their appearance.” This is not a book that you can tell the whole story about from the cover.

‘Those who don’t know what it was like, please don’t write nonsense about the rest of the family.’

A woman responded: ‘And how was it? There is no excuse for Him.’, prompting Jakub to respond: ‘For him, maybe not… But for an older daughter who is innocent?’

It is said that Paulina’s daughter lived for several days after being born at the end of August.

One of his colleagues reportedly saw text messages on his phone that listed his father’s name as “Piotr” instead of “Dad.”

One message allegedly asked “how she was feeling”, referring to a third party, and the 54-year-old replied: “She cries all the time”, suggesting a conversation about a child.

The Fakt newspaper reported that Pauina’s daughter was born at least three weeks ago and said: “The little girl lived only a few more days.” It is known that she cried a lot… They murdered her and her lifeless body was buried in the basement.’

Prosecutor’s spokesman Mariusz Duszyski said: “The woman is charged with two counts of child murder and one count of incest.

“The man was charged with three counts of child murder and two counts of incest.”

The comments defending Paulina emerged after it was revealed that her father posted a photo on Facebook of her standing in a kitchen in 2019 with the caption “Sexy takeaway girl.”

Meanwhile, villagers in the strongly Catholic community have expressed concern that the babies will not be named or baptized and where they will be buried.

Local mayor Marian Pick said: “The commune will probably take care of the children’s funeral, but preparations have not yet been made, we suspect it will take some time.”

‘Czerniki’s house is located in the parish of Stare Polaszki. The babies will probably be buried there.

He added that they would probably not be buried next to their long-suffering mother.