Career
Merta was accused by a theology student, Vaclav Novak, and was sentenced by a criminal court to a two-year suspended sentence. The archbishop of Olomouc, January Graubner, was accused of moving Merta to different posts in an attempt to cover up the case. Merta is still employed by the church, though according to a spokeswoman for the Archdiocese of Olomouc, he has no contact with children, and works as a civil employee in the archdiocese archives.
