(MENAFN) Poland has declared plans to tighten sentences for child sex abuse, days after the country's politics were turned over by a documentary on pedophilia in the Catholic Church, closely allied to the nationalist ruling Law and Justice party.



In just three days since it was posted on YouTube, over 11 million people have viewed the documentary "Just Don't Tell Anyone", which shows Poles confronting priests they said abused them as children, and presents allegations that known pedophiles were shifted between parishes.



The documentary has led to a quick public protest, with lawyers and journalists demanding the police to launch criminal investigations.



The issue has erupted in the run-up to a European parliamentary election in which issues of sexuality and religion have played a prominent role.



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