On Monday morning, the 32-year-old suspect will have the charge read out in the courtroom in Næstved in South Zealand. From the witness box, where he is placed between two police officers, he looks towards the packed audience bench. Among others, Filippa’s stepfather sits there. Two more uniformed police officers guard the doors of the courtroom. The accused is dark-haired and dressed in a gray tracksuit and orange trainers. A representative of the prosecution and the man’s defender, Jens Otto Johansen, is present in the courtroom. Accused of rape The judge takes the floor and reads the indictment. He is charged under section 261 of the Danish Penal Code for deprivation of liberty, violence, threats of violence and rape. The man is accused of holding the girl back against her will in a house in Korsør. The penalty is imprisonment for up to 8 years. The penalty can be up to 12 years if it has occurred under particularly aggravating circumstances. The accused 32-year-old admits partial guilt. The public prosecutor’s office has requested that the doors be closed to the audience. The judge has accepted the petition. There is also a ban on publishing names. Arrested on Sunday Filippa disappeared on Saturday after she had finished a newspaper round in Kirkerup on Zealand. On Sunday afternoon, Danish police announced that Filippa had been found alive 27 hours after she disappeared. At the same time, the police stated that a 32-year-old man had been arrested. According to the indictment, the 32-year-old was arrested on Sunday at 2.48pm. Two other people who were arrested on Sunday have been checked out of the case after questioning, and released, the police say.
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32-year-old charged with abduction and rape of Filippa (13) – news Urix – Foreign news and documentaries
