Over the course of 46 days, the man in his 30s had over 180 video calls with the girl next door. In addition, they send as many video messages. On average, they therefore had contact eight times a day. In addition, the girl visited so often that he and his roommate saw her as “a kind of extra daughter”. – Then and there I didn’t think about it becoming so much, it was so everyday, the man said in court. – There is very extensive contact and it is absolutely central to the case, says prosecutor Ellen Cathrine Greve to news. The neighbor is one of the defendants in the court case where four adults from the same neighborhood in a municipality in Hordaland are accused of gross rape of children. The case has shocked the municipality where the families lived. The offended girl has been in many organized hearings. The court has seen these. Illustration: Ane Hem / TV 2 A pair of parents and their eldest son are accused of assaulting the two youngest children in the family, a boy and a girl. Their neighbour, a man in his 30s, is also accused of assaulting the girl. In addition, he is accused of assaulting his own son. All four plead not guilty. These are the offended parties in the case Gut – son in the family. Guten is said to have been subjected to sexual abuse 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. “In love with someone 20 years younger” When the prosecutor questioned the neighbor about the close contact the man had with the girl on social media, he claimed that the girl’s parents were informed. – I had close contact with her mother about it. – You spent a lot of time on the girl? – It was a lot. In the indictment, it appears that the man allegedly said “I’m in love with you” to the girl. In court he denied having said this. He admitted to having said “I like you” to the girl, and explained that she was like an extra daughter in the family. The lawyer for the neighbour, Kai-Inge Gavle, says it has been demanding for the client to explain himself. Photo: Maria Gunnarsdotter Svedal His online history also became a topic. Among other things, two Google searches were highlighted: “in love with someone 20 years younger” and “no longer sexually attracted to a partner”. According to the neighbour, both of these Google searches took place after conversations with mates. A friend knew a woman with a large age difference to her boyfriend. The neighbor claimed he googled to find out if it was normal. Furthermore, he said that another mate had problems in the relationship and suspected that his roommate no longer liked him. 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 woman in her 40s and the man in his 50s were both arrested in the summer of 2021. 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. Could get 21 years in prison The court has spent the first three weeks watching all the interviews that have been done with the offended children, over 50 hours. The next court days are set aside for explanations from the other defendants. On Thursday, it’s dad’s turn. After him mother and finally older brother. It is up to them themselves if they want to explain themselves. After all four have explained themselves, the child protection agency will testify. What the defendants have in common is that they are charged with aggravated rape of children under 14 years of age. This means that they can be sentenced to 21 years in prison. Prosecutor Ellen Cathrine Greve has referred to all four charges as “very serious”. Prosecutor Ellen Cathrine Greve. Photo: Maria Gunnarsdotter Svedal She says she is not surprised by what has emerged in the explanation to the neighbour. – Do you believe what he says? – I have a different view of the case, that is the background for the indictment. It also appears in the indictment that Greve will consider asking for custody of the father in the family. It is because he has a previous conviction for downloading an image of abuse. 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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Had contact with 8-year-old eight times a day – news Vestland
