Prolonged custody is deducted by 130 days. The man is convicted of a total of 16 counts, which extend over a period of more than five years. The youngest girls he has been convicted of raping were under 14 years old. In total, he must pay 1.3 million kroner in compensation to the offended. The man in his 20s in Tromsø had already been found guilty of having abused 13 children, and of having exploited a Ukrainian refugee to obtain sexual intercourse. The question in the last court round was the actual sentencing. On Wednesday, Nord-Troms and Senja District Court ruled that the man is sentenced to prison. These are the offenses: Penal Code § 300 cf. § 299 (three cases) Penal Code § 299 (two cases) Penal Code § 302 (seven cases) Penal Code § 295 first paragraph letter c Penal Code § 304 Penal Code § 311 first paragraph cf. second paragraph Road Traffic Act § 31 first paragraph, cf. section 17, second paragraph. Lay down claim in nine years Medical experts were present at the trial and thought there was a moderate to high risk that the man in his 20s would commit new sexual assaults. The prosecutor, Trude Kvanli, nevertheless thought it was not appropriate for the man to be sentenced to detention. She filed a claim for a fixed-term sentence of imprisonment for nine years and six months. – It is a long prison sentence, but it is on the basis of the seriousness of the case. Part of the assessment is based on the fact that the day the accused is released after serving a long sentence, he will not be in a position to achieve contact with such young girls, according to Kvanli. – A fixed-term sentence is sufficient and will provide the necessary correction of the accused. Here it has been considered that the need for social protection is not present, she said when the case went to court. Prosecutor Trude Kvanli thought that a custodial sentence was not appropriate. Photo: Jørn Inge Johansen / news Defender asked for a mild punishment The man’s defender, Håvard Utstøl Jakobsen, did not want to be interviewed when the case went to court. But in his proceedings, he asked the court to impose as mild a punishment on his client as possible. Jakobsen emphasized that this is a young man, and that he was very young when he committed some of the first and most serious abuses. He also pointed out that the medical experts have stated that the man is slightly mentally retarded. Therefore, he believes the prison sentence should not be longer than six to seven years. Defender Håvard Utstøl Jakobsen asked for as mild a punishment as possible for his client. Photo: Pål Hansen / news Contact via social media The abuse is said to have taken place between October 2016 and March 2022. The youngest victim was 12 years old when the abuse took place. During the trial, it emerged that the man has gained contact with the victims via social media, before he has met them physically. Assistance lawyer for some of the girls, Erik Ringberg, says several of the girls have suffered a lot in the aftermath of the abuse. – Research shows that children who are exposed to abuse of this nature have a high probability of getting major ailments afterwards. The man is also convicted of having exploited a minor Ukrainian refugee to obtain sexual intercourse. The incident is said to have taken place in March, and the girl had recently arrived in Norway. When the accused man explained himself in the district court, he pleaded guilty to most of the abuse against the children. However, he did not plead guilty to exploiting the Ukrainian woman. news has been in contact with the assistance lawyer for the Ukrainian girl. The lawyer states that she has not yet passed on the verdict to her client.
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Man in his 20s sentenced to 8 years and 6 months in prison for abusing 13 girls – news Troms and Finnmark
