The case in summary A man in his 50s has been charged with a number of sexual offences. Among other things, he is charged with the rape of a 13-year-old. He has offered several minors money, alcohol and tobacco in exchange for sexual services, according to the indictment. The man in his 50s has been convicted of similar offenses twice before. Now he risks being sentenced to detention. Last year he pleaded not guilty to the purchase of sexual services from minors. A man in his 50s is accused of raping a 13-year-old girl. The rape is said to have taken place in the man’s home in Fredrikstad in November 2022. The defendant originally comes from another place in the country, but moved to Fredrikstad in August of the same year, after having finished serving an assault sentence. Three months after he moved to Östfoldbyen, he raped the 13-year-old in exchange for a bottle of alcohol, according to the indictment. The man in his 50s is also charged with sexually abusive behavior towards three other girls under the age of 16. He is said to have offered them both money, alcohol and tobacco products in exchange for sexual services. Allegation of custody The man in his 50s is also accused of threatening one of the offended girls. “If she told anyone about him, he would break her fingers, rape her and stab her or the like,” he is said to have told her, according to the indictment. In the indictment, a reservation has been made that the prosecution will submit a request for detention. Custody is an indefinite sentence that can be given if a person commits a serious crime. There must also be a imminent danger that the person will commit the same type of offense again. Fredrikstad seen from the air. Photo: Christian Nygaard-Monsen / news Sentenced for similar circumstances In December 2021, the defendant was sentenced to ten months in prison for several sexual offenses and identity theft. The judgment states that on six occasions he had intercourse with an underage girl for payment. The court also found it proven that he offered two other minors payment in exchange for sexual services. He was also convicted of having downloaded 80 images and videos which, among other things, showed very gross sexual abuse of children. The defendant was also convicted of having sexual relations with children under the age of 16 in 2007. Last year, the defendant’s defender told news that he pleaded not guilty to having bought sexual services from minors. Photo: Josef Benoni Ness Tveit / news Denied criminal liability for buying sex Lawyer Anne-Marie Gulichsen defends the man in his 50s. She has not had the opportunity to comment on the matter on Monday. Last autumn, however, she told news that her client pleaded not guilty to the purchase of sexual services from minors. – He does not recognize himself in what is described about the charge, Gulichsen said. If he is found guilty of the offenses he is accused of having committed, the minimum sentence is three years’ imprisonment. The trial is scheduled to go to Søndre Østfold district court in September. Published 22.07.2024, at 14.24
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