The case in summary: A man in his 20s from a Lister municipality was sentenced to six years in prison in 2022 for rape and child abuse, but appealed the sentence and was released. About two months after the verdict, he committed an assault on a new 14-year-old while waiting for the case to go up to the Court of Appeal. Here the man was sentenced to six years in prison and had to pay NOK 275,000 each to the two girls. The parents of the victims believe it was obvious that there was a high risk of recurrence, and are shaking their heads that he was not remanded in custody. The man is currently serving the sentence from the previous sentence, and will appear in court again next year for the new indictment. The man’s defense attorney says he pleads guilty to the new charge. The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAI. The content is quality assured by news’s journalists before publication. The man’s defender, Elise Valvik, says that he pleads guilty to the new indictment. – When the prosecutor’s office sees that he has been in contact with many young girls, and assaulted several, we think it is completely reprehensible that he is released and assaults himself again, says the father of one of the victims. The parents of the girls who were abused by the man back in 2020 and 2021 are shaking their heads that he was released after the verdict in the district court. The man in his 20s was convicted of rape of a child under the age of 14 and was also convicted of sexual intercourse with another girl over the age of 14. The sentence was six years in prison. He offered the children snuff as payment. The man from a Lister municipality appealed the verdict to the Court of Appeal. Pending a new trial, he was released from custody. It was 66 days before he was arrested again. He was then charged with sexual intercourse with another 14-year-old. Critical of the man’s release In the spring, he was convicted in the Court of Appeal for the first cases. The sentence of six years’ imprisonment in the Court of Appeal was upheld. In addition, he had to pay two of the victims NOK 275,000 each in compensation. Until next year, he has to appear in court again where he stands accused of sexual intercourse with a 14-year-old girl. He allegedly offered three liters of alcohol in exchange for sex. – He should have been in custody until the case was fully processed. Then he should have gone straight to sentencing, says lawyer Jorunn-Karin Ingebretsen. She was legal counsel for two of the victims in the judgment from the district court in 2022. The lawyer is critical of the fact that the man was not kept in prison between the judgment in the district court and when the case was appealed to the Court of Appeal. Jorunn Karin Ingebretsen was legal counsel for the girls in the rape case in Agder district court. She believes the convicted man should have been remanded in custody until the case had been processed. Photo: Lars Eie / news Ingebretsen believes the risk of recurrence was high. – This was a serious case with great significance for those involved. They didn’t want to see him again. She specifies that she is not aware of the new case. – Losing trust The parents tell news that they stand behind the lawyer’s statements about detention. They believe that there has obviously been a high risk of recidivism and that he should have been imprisoned the entire time. – We think it is a great pity that he was released and reoffended before his sentence started. This has led to our daughter losing trust in the police. One of the reasons why this was reported was precisely to prevent further abuse, say the parents. They believe there would be no danger whatsoever of overzoning in this case. The police: – Very sorry Police inspector Cecilie Pedersen in the Agder police district writes to news that it is very sorry that the case had such an outcome: – The prosecution understands that the victim questions the fact that the defendant was not imprisoned. However, the prosecuting authority must in every case assess whether the law’s conditions have been met when it comes to imprisonment. It was considered that it was not in this case at the relevant time. The man was therefore released when the police believed there was no qualified risk of reoffending. Pleads guilty Police attorney Anders Skranefjeld is the prosecutor in the new case that will be brought against the man in January next year. He was not the prosecutor in the previous court round and therefore does not wish to comment on the criticism from the lawyer. In the new indictment, it is also stated that in addition to assault, he must have stolen goods and cash worth at least NOK 220,000 from three petrol stations. Defense attorney for the man in his 20s, Elise Valvik, states that the man is now serving the sentence from the previous sentence. The last case will be heard by the court in January. The legal representative for the victim in the latest case has not responded to news’s inquiry. Defense attorney Elise Valvik says her client pleads guilty to the new indictment. Photo: Kari Jeppestøl Arntzen / news Hi! Do you have tips and input on matters I should look into? Please let me know.
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