The young players have stated that they had been to a disco for children and young people in the center of Bø, organized in connection with the cup at the beginning of June. On the way home to the school where they spent the night, the children are said to have been subjected to calls from several young adults. – Things were said to them that are not right, says Lasse Stølen Kvalheim. He is deputy chairman of Vålerenga Handball (VIF). Although something was wrong The handball players are children, and several of them have a multicultural background. – The players have said that there were several racist comments. Obscene gestures were also made simulating oral sex, Kvalheim states. The children spent the night at Bø secondary school. It was close to the school that they were allegedly approached by unknown persons who harassed them. Photo: Roald Marker / news news has spoken to one of the parents who accompanied the group of girls when the incident occurred. – I walked about a hundred meters behind them. Then I saw that something was going on between the girls and some strangers, says the guardian. The girls then quickly moved away from the scene. – I realized that something was wrong, and ran after them. Then they told what had happened, says the parent representative, who wishes to remain anonymous for the sake of the children in the club. news knows the person’s identity. – You get upset and scared. It is about the aggression in this, and that adults address children directly and call them such ugly things. It felt very scary. – Totally unacceptable VIF reported the incident last week, which news has received confirmation from the Oslo police. – This case should have been forwarded to the South-East police district, says communications adviser in the Oslo police district, Silje Tamara Daugstad. The police in Midt-Telemark have got the case on their table, and want tips and information from the public. – We take seriously the fact that young people are exposed to harassment when they move around in what should be safe surroundings. Especially when it concerns what we assume are hate speech, says police station chief Sigrid Dahl. Police station chief in Midt-Telemark Sigrid Dahl says they want tips from the public. Photo: Guro Brattespe Lahus / news VIF has hosted the event in Bø several years in a row, without any similar incidents being reported. Kvalheim and the club management strongly react to the fact that the players are exposed to something like this. – It is, of course, completely unacceptable. All children and young people should experience security through sport, he says. Take the matter seriously – You will be shocked, says Lars Jørum. He is the general manager of Skarphedin handball. They are behind the annual event, which bears the name Bø Sommarland Handball Cup. Lars Jørum, general manager of Skarphedin handball. Photo: Roald Marker / news – This is something you should not experience when you attend a social end to a handball cup to enjoy yourself. They have been in dialogue with VIF about the case, and have also spoken with the police locally in Midt-Telemark. – We have done the things we can do here locally, says Jørum, who does not want to go into details related to the actual sequence of events. The handball cup has been organized for years, and draws close to 2,000 people to the village while it is in progress. Mayor Siri Blichfeldt Dyrland (Sp) thinks that children should be exposed to racism is both sad and worrying. Siri Blichfeldt Dyrland (Sp), mayor of Midt-Telemark. Photo: Roald Marker / news – This is not what we want in the village. This should be a place where you take care of each other and include each other, she tells news. The mayor thinks it is important that incidents like this are reported. – Now we have to work to prevent this from happening again, she says.
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