The case in summary: A doctor is being investigated in two police districts for sexual assaults against two male patients. He has had his authorization suspended for six months One of the patients, “Trond”, accuses the doctor of having taken advantage of his trust and made him perform sexual acts The doctor denies criminal responsibility for both conditions Trond’s case was initially dismissed, but reopened after the doctor was arrested in another police district for a similar relationship The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAI. The content is quality assured by news’s journalists before publication. This summer, a doctor was arrested in Trøndelag, charged with sexual acts against a patient. It turned out that the police had recently dropped a case against the same doctor. The review for “Trond”. The doctor has previously, via his lawyer Elisabeth Aae, denied criminal guilt in both cases. It’s almost ten years since what Trond experienced, but it’s still there, he says. He explains that he had a difficult period and the dark thoughts had taken over. Many around him just said “that’s life”. As a last ditch effort, he went to his GP in Akershus and told him about everything that was going on in his head. In the first hour, the doctor must have been caring, says Trond. The doctor must also have given him a hug. A hug he needed. But it turned into something more, says Trond. – This is something I have dreaded for a long time, to expose this whole story, says Trond. Photo: Lars Håkon Pedersen / news – I didn’t know what to do In around half a year of several hours with the GP, Trond built up a strong relationship of trust with the doctor, he explains. – During the lessons, he used massage as therapy for my problems. I thought then and there that what he did was right, says Trond today. In the last hour, the doctor must have made Trond undress and masturbate in front of the doctor. Eventually, he is also said to have masturbated Trond himself. – I went into “freeze mode”. I didn’t know what to say or do. According to Trond, the doctor must have explained that this was part of the treatment. That he would get better. It didn’t take long after this doctor’s appointment before Trond cut off all contact with the doctor, he says. Several years passed, and Trond thought a lot about what he had experienced. – When I finally got my mind cleared, I chose to contact the same doctor again. I wanted to share how damaging this had been to me. Photo: Lars Håkon Pedersen / news Photo: Lars Håkon Pedersen / news The reviews Trond says he called the doctor and made an appointment. There he is said to have threatened the doctor. – I should probably have said what I said in a different way. But I was so cursed for what he had done to me. According to Trond, he did not take the threats seriously, and contact with the doctor ceased again. In August 2023, Trond chose to report the doctor to the East police district. The police then started an investigation into the doctor for abuse of superior power. A few months later, Trond was reported by the doctor for extortion. The doctor thought Trond had threatened him. Elisabeth Aae is the doctor’s lawyer. She has been presented with the allegations that come to light in this case and states that her client does not wish to comment on the case. Photo: Monica Kvaale / Biztek Elisabeth Aae is the doctor’s lawyer. She has previously informed news that the doctor does not plead guilty to any of the charges. About the meeting, Aae says: – My client confirms having reported the patient for threats, but does not wish to comment on the matter beyond this. According to news’s information, the extortion case has been fully investigated, but no prosecution has been decided. Henlagt Trond is in several interrogations and tells about what he believes should have happened. He says he already told about the threats in the first interview and that he had met the doctor afterwards. – I have faith that the whole truth will come out, and then it was important for me to be honest from the start, says Trond. At the same time, he is a little unsure of the exact year in which the abuse should have taken place. The doctor’s record-keeping is also said to have been deficient, and therefore the police are starting an investigation for breach of the obligation to document. Trond believes that the doctor has not kept a record of several hours he has had, both at the doctor’s office and at the doctor’s home. At the end of May this year, the matter took an unexpected turn for Trond. The case is dismissed. Together with the legal aid attorney, he complains about it. Already two days later, Trond receives a response from the police. Rikke de Vibe is Trond’s assistant lawyer. Photo: Bård Nafstad / news Sensation and masturbation The police reopen the investigation due to new information, they say. In June, the doctor is arrested in another police district. He is once again accused of a case of abuse of power against a patient. This time in Trøndelag. Police attorney Ole Andreas Aftret says that the new report also comes from a male patient, and deals with masturbation and touching. – It is natural for us to see both cases in context. The doctor in this case has been reported for sexual abuse in a patient relationship in two places in the country. Police attorney Ole Andreas Aftret in Trøndelag police district says that when a person is reported for similar circumstances several times, it can shed light on the mode. Photo: Ingrid LIndgaard Stranden / news This summer, the case was also reported to the Norwegian Health Authority. They suspended the doctor’s authorization for six months. – Now there are two victims in the case. It wouldn’t surprise me if several cases came up against the same doctor, and I hope the police find out, says Trond. He says that he has forgiven the doctor for what he allegedly did. Nevertheless, he now wanted this matter to come forward. – I don’t want others to experience the same thing as me, says Trond. Published 07.10.2024, at 05.22
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