Spreading the names of the defendants was again a topic during the seventh day of the trial in Hordaland district court. The case in which five men stand trial for various offenses against the Sex Act has received a lot of attention in social media in recent weeks. In the past, audience members in the courtroom have spread the names and pictures of the defendants on social media. Now posters with the names and addresses of the defendants have also been observed in and outside Bergen. Images of the posters were also spread on Snapchat, according to defense attorney Jacobsen. Photo: Private “Hang them out” It was the defender of one of the defendants, Maria Hessen Jacobsen, who spoke about the posters when the trial started on Wednesday. – There is an ongoing trial here in the courtroom, but also out there. I can’t do anything about it, but of course it affects the court case, says Jacobsen. She is unsure whether there are more posters than the two they have been sent a picture of. On the posters, in addition to the name and address, there are calls to hang the defendants and “make them look over their shoulders for the rest of their lives”. The defendants must now report the posters to the police. Defendant: Feeling already judged One of the five defendants tells news that it is difficult to see his name being splashed on social media and on posters in the city. – It’s crazy. It seems that people do not understand the difference between accused and convicted. I am already doomed in the eyes of many, he says. A video has also been circulated where one of the defendants is spoken to in a shop. During the explanation, a third defendant said that he is afraid to go out and therefore stays at home. Post TikTok about sex with 16-year-olds Three of the total five men are charged with sexual intercourse with an underage girl. The four allegedly had group sex when the girl was 15 years old. These are the defendants Man (23) indicted both for aggravated rape in January 2021 together with two others, and for sexual intercourse with an underage girl in 2020. Man (24) indicted for aggravated rape in January 2021 along with two others. Man (26) charged with aggravated rape in January 2021 together with two others. Man (24) indicted for sexual intercourse with a minor girl in January 2020. Man (25) indicted both for sexual intercourse with a minor girl in January 2020 and for rape in the summer of 2018. Social media and videos on TikTok and Snapchat were also a topic then one of the defendants explained himself in court today. The prosecutor, Benedicte Hordnes, showed videos from the defendant’s own TikTok account, where he jokes about having sex with 16-year-olds. – Do you take the fact that you are accused of having sex with minors seriously, the prosecutor asked the accused. – Yes, I take it seriously. It is obvious that this is nonsense and humor, explained the 25-year-old man.
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Have put up posters with the name and address of the accused – news Vestland
