A man is charged with aggravated rape of a girl in a family home

- There has been an extensive preliminary investigation. It is several interrogations with plaintiffs, witnesses and a review of storage media as well as technical evidence in the form of surveillance cameras and audio files that led to the charges, says District Attorney Karin Evlinger.

According to the lawsuit, the assaults must have taken place in the spring of 2026 in Norrköping and outside Helsingborg. The girl in Sundsvall herself raised the alarm about the crimes to social services, who, despite the information, decided that she would remain in the family home.

The placement was canceled after the girl documented a suspected rape. The social service then decided, against the girl's will, to place her in a hvb home, which P4 Västernorrland told about. Nine days later she took her own life. Sundsvall's municipality later chose to report themselves to Ivo to investigate the handling.

- The case is with ivo but we have not heard anything, we have no forecast for when it will be finished," says Johan Vikström, director of administration in Sundsvall municipality, about IVO's investigation.

Especially serious

The prosecutor is now bringing charges for seven cases of aggravated rape against children and one case of sexual molestation.

The fact that the girl was placed in a family home meant that, according to the prosecution, she was in a dependent position and that the man took advantage of her vulnerable situation.

- It is particularly serious when it is a person who has been trusted to take care of the care of a child, says Chamber prosecutor Karin Evlinger.

In the indictment, the abuses are described as systematic. The prosecutor also states that on certain occasions the girl must have received alcohol in connection with the suspected rapes.

The man denies wrongdoing.