The Supreme Court has rejected the appeal to Pål Olsen, which news mentions in the Brennpunkt series “The Trailer Man”. This means that the verdict against him is enforceable. Olsen’s penalty history is over 40 years long and consists of abuse and violence. In 2019, he escaped from prison after serving his first prison sentence. In February this year, Olsen was again sentenced to custody for serious rape, three cases of abuse in close relationships and several other offenses. He refuses to have done anything punishable, and therefore appealed the verdict to the Supreme Court. Now it is clear that they do not let in the appeal for treatment. Anders Westeng defends Olsen. He has not yet answered news’s inquiry on Wednesday. 21 Sentenced to custody twice The most important goal of custody is to protect society from people who are able to commit new, serious crime. At the same time, it is a goal that the prisoners should return to society when they no longer pose any danger to others. Figures news has collected shows that 21 people in Norway who are sentenced to custody twice. After the first time they released, they committed serious criminal offenses again. Olsen is one of them. Has underestimated the risk it should not happen, Justice Minister Astri Aas-Hansen (Ap) has made clear to news. “Then something has gone wrong,” said the Minister of Justice. One of the country’s foremost forensic psychiatric experts, Pål Grøndahl, believes we have underestimated the risk of the 21 men committing new crime. “We may find that there are some among us who do not have great opportunities or potential for the change that society needs,” he told news in March. Published 07.05.2025, at. 14.20 Updated 07.05.2025, at. 14.26
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