– I knew it was illegal, said the former parish priest in his testimony in court. In total, he was charged with assaulting five victims. Four of them were under the age of 18. He has now been sentenced to six years in prison. He must also pay reparation compensation of a total of NOK 335,000 to three of the victims. In the judgment from Søndre Østfold district court, the former parish priest’s course of action is described as “targeted, manipulative and cynical”. – I doubt whether the defendant has fully understood what his criminal acts entail, said prosecutor Martin Gautestad Jakobsen in his closing proceedings when the case went to court. Police attorney Martin Gautestad Jakobsen. Photo: Benjamin Vorland Andersrød / news news has been in contact with the man’s defender, who does not wish to comment on the verdict at this time. Admitted guilt In court, the accused man pleaded guilty to assaulting three of the five victims. Among other things, he admitted to having committed two rapes of a ten-year-old boy over the internet. However, the prosecution believed that he had committed at least ten rapes of the ten-year-old boy, by making him have sexual relations with himself. – He has a lot of nightmares. He has become afraid of being alone. Mother and other family members simply cannot leave him, said assistant lawyer Thor Anders Smith Hoen in court. § 299. Rape of children under the age of 14. Anyone who a. has sexual intercourse with a child under the age of 14, b. causes a child under the age of 14 to carry out acts that correspond to sexual intercourse with themselves, is punished with imprisonment of up to 10 years, or c. carries out qualified sexual acts with children under the age of 14. Source: Legal data. The former parish priest pleaded not guilty to assaulting one of the children, who was 17 when the assault allegedly took place. In addition, he pleaded not guilty to ordering a video of an 18-year-old woman having sex with herself. He was acquitted of this in Søndre Østfold district court. Deprived of his job All the abuses are said to have taken place last summer over the internet from the priest’s residence he then lived in. None of the abuses are said to have been committed in connection with his role as a priest. The former parish priest worked in Borg diocese until last autumn. Then he was deprived of the right to be a priest. – Priests are public trustees to whom great demands are placed on morals and ethics. This is not at all compatible with priestly service, said Bishop Kari Mangrud Alvsvåg in Borg diocese to news in May. Around 100 parish priests are employed in Borg diocese. There is help. Are you over 18 and have sexual thoughts about children? At Detfinneshjelp.no you can chat anonymously with psychiatrists and psychologists. The service is open from 12.00–14.00 on weekdays. You can also book an appointment for treatment without going through your GP.
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