The man is charged with aggravated rape of a child under the age of 14. What we believe he has done qualifies as a sexual act, the police say. The offended child in the case was questioned at the children’s home in Bergen on Tuesday. The police were notified of the case a few days earlier. – Suspicion against the man was strengthened after the questioning. He was then arrested, says police prosecutor Eli Andrea Skaar in the West police district to news. – The police take the case very seriously, says Skaar. The man pleads not guilty. news has not been able to make contact with the man’s defender, lawyer Ivar Abrahamsen. Computer equipment seized The man was arrested at home on Tuesday. The police have seized computer equipment from the accused. – We have not had time to review the seizure, says Skaar. Produced for imprisonment The man will be produced for imprisonment in Hordaland District Court on Thursday at 10 am. The police will request that the man be imprisoned for four weeks with a letter, media and visiting ban. – The reason is the risk of tampering with evidence, says Skaar. It was Bergens Tidende that mentioned the arrest first. Will pass on information Kjetil Ottesen is a legal aid lawyer, and represents the child who has explained to the police about the incident. – The case is in an initial phase, and it is too early to say anything about what the result will be here, but the police are taking the case seriously, says Ottesen. The public prosecutor says he will pass on the information that comes out at the custody meeting tomorrow to the family of the child. Legal aid attorney Kjetil Ottesen represents the child in the case. Photo: Sjur Mikal Dolve / news
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Kindergarten employee charged with aggravated rape of a child – news Vestland
