The former municipal superintendent in Frosta, Arne Bye, is accused of abusing his position in order to obtain sexual relations with 95 of his patients. 88 of these he allegedly raped. news has mapped the women who in the indictment against Bye have the status of being offended. The mapping shows great variation: The youngest woman was 14 years old when, according to the indictment, she was allegedly raped. news found that several of the offended are in the family. Women of all ages news has surveyed all 95 women who are part of the indictment. The mapping shows that seven of the women were under 20 when the abuse allegedly took place. Of these, two were under the age of 16. The oldest woman in the indictment was 67 years old when she was allegedly raped. A total of three women were over 60 years of age. Several are related Several of the offended women are also related to each other. news found several cases where Arne Bye allegedly raped both mother and daughter. In addition, several of the offended women are siblings. Most of the women still live in Frosta, while 15 of the women have moved from the municipality. To this day, there is great variation in occupation and life situation for women. – We are also aware of the large variations in the case, but have no comment beyond that, says Tove Røddesnes, co-ordinating assistance lawyer for the offended parties. Most of the offended women still live in Frosta. Photo: Tariq Alisubh / news – Unique case Frosta municipality has approximately 2,600 inhabitants. When Arne Bye lost his authorization in 2022, he was a GP for 850 patients. – This reflects the position this doctor had in the local community, says Kjetil Kolsrud, editor of Rett24 about news’s survey. He says that the case has an unusually large number of victims. – The scope of the case is completely unique. We have never seen an abuse case on this scale before. Kolsrud says that there is no practice when it comes to a possible sentencing in such an extensive case. – In that sense, this is uncharted territory. What is rape in this case? The former municipal superintendent is accused of raping 88 women between 2004 and 2022. In the Criminal Code, obtaining sexual intercourse with someone who is unable to resist is defined as rape. The former municipal superintendent is accused of inserting fingers and/or objects into the women’s vagina and/or anus. He is also accused of having “touched the clitoris in a masturbation-like manner”. According to the indictment, this must have happened in connection with medical examinations where the women sat in a gynaecologist’s chair. They should not have had an overview of what the doctor did and were unable to oppose the actions. Arne Bye is charged with a breach of the Penal Code 1902 § 192 first and second paragraph and the Penal Code 2005 § 291/§ 292 for rape by having sexual intercourse with someone who was unable to resist this. Many have had the case dropped. news has mapped the 95 women who have the status of aggrieved in the indictment against Arne Bye. The police have previously said that a total of 209 women have had the status of offended during the investigation. Before sending the case to the State Attorney, the police dismissed 99 cases. In addition, the state attorney has dismissed 15 cases. This means that a total of 114 women have had their cases dismissed. Arne Bye was the municipality’s chief physician in Frosta and GP for many of the municipality’s residents. Photo: Tariq Alisubh / news Admits three rape charges Bye has pleaded guilty to some of the points in the indictment. After new police interviews, Bye admitted to having raped three women and to having used his position to obtain sexual intercourse in 40 of the 95 cases for which he is charged. – Our client has now been questioned in which he has pleaded guilty to three counts of rape because the victim in a legal sense has been unable to resist the act, Hjulstad Nilsen wrote to NTB then. Hjulstad Nilsen has not wished to comment on news’s mapping of the offended women. On 5 November, the trial against the former municipal superintendent begins in Trøndelag district court. There are 16 weeks until the case. Hello! Are you or someone you know affected by the Frosta case? Do you have an experience or story to tell? Or do you have input or tips on who I should talk to? Then I would very much like to hear from you! All information will be treated confidentially. Published 14.10.2024, at 16.46
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