Several people are said to have notified the sports leader accused of abuse – news Sørlandet – Local news, TV and radio

In the time before the man accused of assault was arrested by the police, there must have been at least two reports against him to the sports club. This has been confirmed by news from several sources. According to what news knows, the two notifications indicated that he was alone with children. This should have led to the man receiving verbal warnings from the sports team. The 32-year-old is charged with aggravated rape of a child under the age of 14, and with having produced abuse material. The sports association does not wish to comment on the case, which is now under investigation. Photo: Lars Eie / news Driving trip with children The sports manager pleads guilty to a large part of what he has been charged with. The man’s defender, Bjørge Usterud Tveito, does not want to comment on the reports. The sports manager was arrested by the police shortly after the Lyngdal Cup in mid-August. The night before the tournament started, the man must have been on a long drive with one of the children in the sports club, news is told from various sources. news is not aware of whether it is this incident that has led to one of the notifications. – The sports association cannot comment on questions about the handling of individual notifications and cases that are under investigation, says general manager Karl Igland of Lyngdal sports association about the notifications. Hello 📣 Do you have any tips on this matter? Or other matters you would like to advise on? Feel free to contact me by email 👇🏻 Mother notified about Vipps activity It was finally a notification from a mother that led to the police arresting the man. She went directly to the police, because she did not trust the sports team, she tells Aftenposten. The mother reacted to unusual Vipps activity between the sports manager and her son, according to the newspaper. Aftenposten also writes that a father must have reported inappropriate content in a Snapchat group. news has previously also written that the sports director must have tipped over several children. General manager of Lyngdal IL, Karl Igland. Photo: Kjetil Samuelsen / news Two abuse cases in four years It is not more than four years ago that Lyngdal was affected by another serious abuse case, when a football coach was convicted of abuse against children in the sports team. The man in his 20s was sentenced to prison for two years. – For the sports team, this is a sad and demanding situation. We take the matter very seriously, general manager Karl Igland previously told news. Lyngdal sports club has received a number of questions from news about the reports against the man and how they handle such reports. – We take the matter very seriously and work continuously on how we can in the best possible way ensure a safe and good activity offer for our members, says the day-to-day manager. He also says that they are working on new prevention measures. Police attorney Ingrid Thorsen in the Agder police district. Photo: Kjetil Samuelsen / news Several years back in time, the Agder police do not want to comment on news’s ​​information about the notifications against the man. – The police cannot go into details in the case at the moment, says police lawyer Ingrid Thorsen. The victims in the case are children both inside and outside the sports team in Lyngdal. The police are also investigating circumstances that go back several years, before the man moved to Lyngdal. Among other things, he is charged with having stored abuse material in 2011, according to a prison order. It was Fædrelandsvennen who mentioned this first. Published 27/09/2024, at 13.32 Updated 27.09.2024, at 13.36



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