According to the Ministry of the Interior, the victims of Bicske received a total of HUF 154 million in compensation

Blikk writes that a total of nine people received compensation for being harassed in the Bicske children’s home.

In February 2020, the victims made public that they are filing a compensation lawsuit against several institutions that may be responsible for the children living in the home being bullied by the educators. “There is a final judgment that the crimes have been committed, and based on this, our claim for compensation is justified. I expect them to stand up to the government and institutions, Pop Mert told 168.hu at the time. According to Blikk’s information, Pop Mert settled with the state in 2020, so he received tens of millions in damages out of court. The newspaper writes that some of his eight other companions received less money, “probably the amount of pain they suffered influenced the amount”.

The press department of the Ministry of the Interior told the newspaper that the General Directorate of Social and Child Protection concluded an out-of-court settlement agreement with nine people, to whom it paid a total of HUF 154 million.

As the director of the orphanage in Bicske, János V. bullied at least ten minor boys between 2004 and 2016. In October 2016, RTL’s program Házon éséd revealed the harassment. In 2019, the former director was legally sentenced to eight years in prison. The scandal that erupted following our article involved President Katalin Novák and former Minister of Justice Judit Varga, who granted a presidential pardon to Endre K., the former deputy director of the children’s home in Bicske, who was legally convicted for attempting to cover up pedophile crimes.