– The police are working to gather information from parents and children related to the sports team in question, says police attorney Ingrid Thorsen to news. The man in his 30s was last week charged with “dealing with sexualized representations of children”. As part of the investigation, the police have sent out a questionnaire to parents and children in Lyngdal, where the man was a sports director. These are some of the questions that the police have asked the children: “Tell me what you know about … having taken photos and videos” “Have you been involved in advertising photos that … have taken?” “Have you ever received anything from …, anything like money, gifts, tips, payment or other things?” The questionnaire was distributed during the police information meeting earlier this week. It was Lyngdals Avis that first mentioned the form. For the second time in four years, the sports community in Lyngdal has been hit by a police case. Photo: Lars Eie / news – The work will take time Agder police district confirms that a form has been issued, but does not wish to comment on it. – This is a serious matter, says police attorney Ingrid Thorsen. She will not say how many children have so far been registered as offended in the case. Police attorney Ingrid Thorsen in the Agder police district. Photo: Kjetil Samuelsen / news – The aim is to try to map how many children may be offended in the case. This work will take time, says police attorney Ingrid Thorsen to news. The police have previously stated that the victims are of primary school age. So far, two assistant lawyers have been appointed in the case, Knut Henning Larsen and Jorunn-Karin Ingebretsen. Neither of them wants to comment on the charges. This is the man charged with: Penal Code Section 311 Production of sexual abuse against children or production that sexualizes children: Anyone who produces production of sexual abuse against children or production that sexualizes children is punished with a fine or imprisonment of up to 3 years, Source: Lovdata Have confiscated PC and mobile The accused man has worked as a sports director in Lyngdal for several years. The man was charged and remanded in custody on Saturday following what is described as a report of concern. Also children outside the sports environment who must be involved. The police have, among other things, seized the man’s PC and mobile phone. – He has been in for an initial questioning and we are planning further questioning of him, Thorsten told news earlier this week. The man’s defender, Bjørge Usterud Tveito, does not want to comment on the charge. Photo: Kari Løber Skår Had a police certificate Everyone with tasks in sport that involve a relationship of trust or responsibility with minors or people with developmental disabilities must show a police certificate, according to the Norwegian Sports Confederation. The police have confirmed that the man who has been charged had submitted a police certificate before he joined Lyngdal Sports Club. When can the person be required to apply for a police certificate? When a coach has responsibility or is an assistant coach for a team where children under 18 or people with developmental disabilities participate. The requirement for a police certificate for coaches also applies to teams where there is only one person under the age of 18 or a person with a developmental disability participating. When guardians or others are involved as volunteers or responsible persons for a team of minors at a tournament, convention, training camp or the like. This is especially so in cases where the tournament involves accommodation. When guardians or other volunteers have a regular responsibility for underage members at training or other activities organized by the sports team. When a judge has responsibility for following up and guiding younger judges (under 18). When a person is responsible for equipment or sports facilities and through this comes into regular contact with athletes under the age of 18 or people with developmental disabilities. Sometimes a board member will also carry out tasks which imply that a relationship of responsibility or trust is established towards minors. This will often be the situation in small sports teams where board members, in addition to their board function, to a greater or lesser extent, also carry out tasks related to the day-to-day operations and activities of the sports team and are regularly around the minors who run the activity. In such cases, the board member must present a police certificate. (Source: Norwegian Sports Confederation) – A police certificate is not a false sense of security. It is a tool we use to create safety in sports. We have a good process internally in the sport and in dialogue with the authorities to make the police certificate even more secure, says senior adviser Anne Lise Lassen in the Agder sports district. Zero tolerance Lassen says that the sports community takes the matter seriously. – One case is one case too many, says Lassen, who has sexual harassment and abuse in sports as his field. She does not want to comment on the Lyngdal case specifically, and therefore speaks on a general basis. – We believe that sport is a safe arena for children and young people. There is nothing to suggest that you are more exposed here than elsewhere, she says. Hello! Do you have any tips for this matter? Feel free to contact me by email, SMS or Signal (encrypted): 99672264. Published 22/08/2024, at 14.46
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