Case summary A foster carer is charged with violence and threats against a young developmentally disabled man in Fredrikstad. The assault must have taken place over two days in the autumn of 2022, both in a municipal building and on walks in the local area. The social worker is also charged with breach of duty of confidentiality, because he has shared one or more films and pictures of the victim on Snapchat. It is not known how the guardian treats the debtors. The prosecution believes that the punishment is in the nature of abuse and will request that the defendant lose the right to work as a foster carer. The social worker is no longer employed in Fredrikstad municipality. The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAi. The content is quality assured by news’s journalists before publication. A foster carer is accused of violence against a young developmentally disabled man. The social worker was responsible for the man, as he worked at a municipal care home in Fredrikstad. Over two days in autumn 2022, the offender, who is unable to speak, will have been subjected to violence in the home and on walks in the local area. Several times the developmentally disabled man is said to have been put on the ground. The care worker is said to have then sat on top of him and pressed down against his chest. On one occasion, the offended party was thrown to the floor, before he received a knee in the back, so that he was unable to move, according to the indictment. The social worker must also have pressed a sock against or into the mouth of the developmentally disabled man several times. Threatened with nettles In the indictment, it appears that the welfare officer must have lifted the victim up, held him over nettles and threatened to throw him into the nettles if he did not stop screaming. – He also said he wanted to throw [fornærma] into the bedroom, where no one would see or hear him, and that he would be hurt or beaten if he was not quiet. The victim was frightened by the events and suffered visible injuries to his body, the indictment states. Assistance lawyer Hans Henrik Pettersen does not wish to comment on the case for the time being. Character of ill-treatment The prosecution believes that the bodily harm is serious because the victim was exposed to severe pain and because the violence was committed against a defenseless person and has the character of ill-treatment. – The seriousness of the case is further exacerbated by the fact that the defendant is a healthcare professional who was supposed to help and take care of the victim, says police prosecutor Borghild Fjeld Gylvik. They will request that the defendant lose the right to work as a foster carer. – The police have also been in contact with the State Administrator, who supervises health personnel. Breaches of the duty of confidentiality The carer is also prosecuted for breach of the duty of confidentiality, because he has shared one or more films and pictures on Snapchat of the offended person screaming. It is not known how the guardian treats the debtors. Tor Fagermo was appointed as defense counsel for the foster carer on Monday this week. For now, he has not been in contact with his client. Therefore, he cannot comment on the case either. Tor Fagermo defends the foster carer. Photo: Benjamin Vorland Andersrød / news No longer works in the municipality The welfare officer is no longer employed in Fredrikstad municipality. This is according to agency manager for healthy living and mastery Ingeborg Anette Mjelde. In an e-mail, she writes that the defendant was only employed for a short period. The head of state does not want to say anything about how the municipality has handled the incidents, or how they found out about them. – Since the case is being treated as a personnel matter, we cannot comment on this. Head of State for healthy living and mastery Ingeborg Anette Mjelde. Photo: Fredrikstad municipality On a general basis, she writes that the municipality has routines for carrying out background checks on all employees. – We obtain references in all appointment cases, and in some cases a police certificate is also obtained. The trial is scheduled to last two days in Søndre Østfold District Court in April.
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