A man in his 20s, who was convicted of raping two children in the spring of 2023, has pleaded guilty to sexual intercourse with another child in Agder district court on Monday. The incident occurred while he was awaiting a new trial after appealing the case to the Court of Appeal. The man was released when the police believed there was no risk of reoffending. The new assault happened two months after the first sentence was handed down. He explained himself in court on Monday. The man is said to have asked for sexual services in exchange for alcohol. Serious offense Police attorney Anders Skranefjeld is the prosecutor in the new case which is going to Agder district court in Farsund this week. – This is a very serious type of offence. When adults commit sexual offenses against children, it must be met with a marked reaction, says Skranefjeld. In the new indictment, it also states that the defendant, in addition to assault, must have stolen goods and cash worth at least NOK 220,000 from three petrol stations. He pleads guilty to all counts. Prosecutor Anders Skranefjeld says this is an offense with a high degree of seriousness. Photo: Ina Marie Sigurdsen / news On Monday, the court was able to see a recording of the arranged questioning of the offended girl. There it emerges that the defendant must have known her age ahead of the meeting. In the man’s statement in court, it appears that he contacted the girl on Snapchat in 2021. Contacted on Snapchat The defendant’s defender Elise Valvik says the man pleads guilty to sexual intercourse with children between 14 and 16 years of age. – Beyond that, the victim and the defendant have somewhat different explanations of the course of events. Her explanation describes more elements of coercion. Something the defendant says it wasn’t. Valvik says that her client himself told the court that he was subjected to abuse as a youth. – He does not say that this is an excuse for what he has done, but that it can be an explanation. He is just as fully responsible, and he says he is sorry for what has happened. Lawyer Elise Valvik says her client is sorry for what has happened. Photo: Ina Marie Sigurdsen / news Reacting to release After the man appealed the previous sentence from 2023 to the Court of Appeal, the sentence of six years’ imprisonment was upheld. In addition, he had to pay two of the victims NOK 275,000 each in compensation. In this case, he is said to have offered the children snuff as payment. The parents of the two abuse victims in the Lister region from the previous sentence have previously stated to news that they believe it is reprehensible that the man was released after being convicted. Police inspector Cecilie Pedersen in the Agder police district then wrote to news that the police understand the parents’ reaction. – However, the prosecuting authority must in every case assess whether the law’s conditions have been met when it comes to imprisonment. It was considered that it was not in this case at the relevant time.
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