A former parish priest pleads guilty to assaulting four of the five children he is accused of abusing. He admits, among other things, to rape of a child under 14 years of age. It became clear during the first day of the trial in Søndre Østfold District Court. The former parish priest has been charged with sexual assault against five children aged 11-17. He is also charged with being in possession of sexual assault material. – The assaults have taken place on social media and chat services over the internet, said prosecutor Martin Gautestad Jakobsen in his introductory speech. The children must have received payment in the form of money and gift cards from the defendant. All the abuses are said to have been committed over the internet from a priest’s residence in Borg diocese last summer. The assaults have been committed on social media, according to prosecutor Martin Gautestad Jakobsen. Photo: Benjamin Vorland Andersrød / news – Shaken by the seriousness The accused man worked as a parish priest in the Borg diocese until last autumn. Then he was deprived of the right to be a priest. – I am shocked by the seriousness of the case, said Bishop Kari Mangrud Alvsvåg in Borg diocese to news earlier in May. Bishop in Borg diocese Kari Mangrud Alvsvåg. Photo: Benjamin Vorland Andersrød / news Around 100 parish priests are employed in Borg diocese. – Priests are public trustees to whom great demands are placed on morals and ethics. This is not at all compatible with priestly service, said Alvsvåg. Six days have been set aside for the hearing of the case in Søndre Østfold District Court.
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