– My life now is already ruined. Most people believe what is in the newspaper. I have no veins left. People shake their heads when they see me, and I have practically lost my job. But I’m not running away from the village for something I haven’t done. That’s what the man in his 20s said when he started his explanation on Thursday. The parents and a neighbor are also defendants in the case of gross abuse of three children in a Westland municipality. All four plead not guilty. The case started with the neighbor being arrested. Later, the family was arrested, one by one. First the father, then the mother and finally their eldest son. These are the four defendants. Father, mother and older brother are accused of gross abuse against the two youngest children in the family, a boy and a girl. The neighbor is accused of gross abuse against the girl and against his own son. The last defendant For weeks, the older brother has sat on the dock and observed his entire immediate family in the courtroom. On a large screen, he has seen his weasel brother and weasel sister talk for hour after hour about abuse. Then the defendant’s parents explained themselves to the court for several days. Then the family’s neighbor. Thursday was his turn. Bad conscience The eldest son in the family often took breaks, and explained himself in tears. – The police have asked several times if there was any abuse against me. Child protection has asked about the same, but I have never experienced anything like this, said the accused older brother. In 2018, the father was convicted of downloading and storing abuse material. Eldstesonen describes this as terrible and incomprehensible. When the father was arrested again in the summer of 2021, in connection with the case against the neighbour, the world came crashing down once again for the son. – When a few months passed, and my mother was also arrested, I didn’t think it was true. Mom doesn’t do that! Now I have no more tears left, he said in court. He explains that when he found out what the two younger people had told about the neighbor and the father on the right, he felt guilty. – I felt like the worst big brother who had failed to protect them. I have always told my little brother that he must not lie to the police, but tell everything. But gradually the weasel brother told that the mother had also taken part in the abuse. The older brother did not trust that. Upheaval Then came the upheaval in the organized right wing. There it emerged that the older brother had also taken part in the abuse. In court, he says that he has cooperated with the police from the very beginning and given them passwords and access to digital sources. What the police have found so far is a search history characterized by many sexual interests, but not directly towards children. – What motive would your younger siblings have for the debts against you, asked the prosecutor in court. – I don’t know that. They may be disappointed or feel betrayed. I only know that this has not happened in reality, says the older brother. Alexander Sele is the elder brother’s defender. Photo: Maria Gunnarsdotter Svedal These are the offended parties in the case Gut – son in the family The boy is said to have been sexually abused for several years by his father, mother and older brother. The abuse must have started when the boy was under 10 years old. Girl – daughter in the family The girl is said to have been subjected to sexual abuse for several years by her mother, father, older brother and the father next door. The abuse must have started when she was around one year old. Boy – neighbor of the other two victims and son of the neighboring father The boy is said to have been subjected to abuse by his own father. The abuse is said to have started when he was under ten years old and to have continued for about a year. Supposed to have been forced He is accused of raping his two younger siblings over several years. In the prepared hearings, the siblings have explained that he forced the parents to carry out the abuse. – My brother was forced. It was mum and dad who decided, said the little brother according to BA. The little brother also said that it only happened while the parents were present. The parents are not present in court while he explains himself. They have been in another room today to follow the case. His defender, Alexander Sele, says the reason is that the older brother was a witness in the case for a long time, until he was arrested in February 2023. – He has been in a conflict of loyalty between his parents and his younger siblings. Therefore, it will be easier to explain without them sitting there, says Sele. Neither mother nor father has objected to this. Wants the weasel brother to testify in court Sele has also sent a demand to the court in which he requests that the weasel brother appear in court. The parents have agreed on that. The court will decide on this on Friday. In principle, children are not required to explain themselves in court, but because the boy is now over 16, Sele believes that he has an obligation to appear. Both the prosecutor Ellen Cathrine Greve and assistant lawyer Beate Hamre say it will be burdensome for the boy to appear in court. They believe that a new organized hearing could rather be done. Ellen Cathrine Greve is the prosecutor in the case. Photo: Maria Gunnarsdotter Svedal This is how the case unfolded In autumn 2020, the “neighbour”, a man in his 30s, was arrested. Child protection had then received three reports of concern. Two of them expressed concern about the relationship between the neighbor and the daughter in the family. They were observed on a playground and in a pool, and the reporter said that it was unpleasant to see the relationship the man had with the girl. Another report of concern concerned claims the children had brought with other children. Among other things, one of the children is said to have said “When mum is late for work, I have to undress dad”. During the investigation of the neighbour, the police became interested in the parents in his neighbourhood. The man in his 50s was arrested in the summer of 2021, the woman in her 40s in September of the same year. The neighbour, mother and father were charged in December 2022. Later, their eldest son, the “big brother”, was also involved. In February this year, he was taken into custody and charged in the same case. All four are charged with aggravated rape of children under the age of 14. It carries a penalty of 21 years in prison. In the indictment, it appears that the public prosecutor will consider asking for detention when it concerns the father in the family. On 28 August 2023, the case started in Hordaland district court. According to the plan, she will last for ten weeks. Call the eldest son “the kindest in the world” When his mother explained she called her eldest son “the kindest in the world” and said he “has never hurt a cat”. His father said in court that it was “completely hair-raising” that he and the child’s mother are to blame for having forced the older brother to commit abuse against the younger siblings. He also denied that the son had committed abuse. – It is absolutely terrible that he is sitting in court, said the father. These are the four defendants. Man in his 50s. Father of two of the victims. Accused of aggravated rape of his son and daughter. The abuse must have happened on several occasions and over several years. Both children were under ten years old when the abuse started. Several of the abuses are said to have occurred against both children at the same time. The father also allegedly forced the youngest son to abuse his younger sister. Is also accused of sexual acts against his own dog. Was previously sentenced to 1.5 years in prison for downloading abuse material between 2013 and 2017. Woman in her 40s. Mother of two of the victims. She is charged with aggravated rape of her son and daughter. The abuse must have occurred on several occasions and over several years. According to the indictment, both children were under ten years old when the abuse started. According to the indictment, she was aware that her son was being abused by his own father. She must have been present during the assault without doing anything to stop it. She is also said to have shown her daughter films that show child abuse. Man in his 20s, oldest son in the family and older brother of two of the offended. Accused of aggravated rape of his own sister and his own brother. The abuse must have continued over several years. They are said to have started when the brother and sister were under ten years old. Man in his 30s. Neighbor of the other defendants in the case and father of one of the victims. He is charged with aggravated rape of his own son and the girl next door. The assault is said to have occurred several times over a period of around one year. Both children were under ten years old when the abuse started. In addition to assaulting both of them, he is said to have caused the two to perform sexual acts against each other. against children.
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Big brother allegedly abused little brother and little sister – sits on the dock with mother, father and neighbor – news Vestland
