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Man convicted of assault rape in central Stockholm
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Dagens Nyheter4 hours agoCrime1 min readView original

Man convicted of assault rape in central Stockholm

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  • A 38-year-old man is sentenced to six years in prison for aggravated rape after assaulting and raping a woman in Stockholm after a Midsummer Eve party.
  • He must also pay SEK 370,000 in damages and be deported after serving his sentence.

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Why It Matters

After a party on Midsummer Eve, a man followed a woman in the Stockholm subway and attacked her at a gate where he raped her. He was later arrested sleeping on a bench in the Old Town subway station.

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After a party on Midsummer Eve this summer, a woman is on her way home in Stockholm. On the subway, she notices a man following her. As she walks from the subway, she stops every now and then for the man to pass, but he continues walking right behind her.

At a gate, the man assaults the woman. He abuses her and rapes her. A little later, the 38-year-old is arrested while he is sitting and sleeping on a bench in the Old Town subway station.

Now the Stockholm district court sentences the man to six years in prison for aggravated rape. According to the court, it was a pure assault rape. He must also pay SEK 370,000 in damages to the woman. After the man serves his sentence, he will be deported.

In questioning, the man has given incoherent accounts that pull in different directions. But during the trial, the 38-year-old stated that he drank large amounts of alcohol at a club and then walked towards the subway. After that, his first memory is of being arrested by the police. He does not remember the crime for which he has now been convicted. He has stated that he has never been suspected of similar crime before and that he has a wife and children.

After the abuse, the woman has suffered severely psychologically. She has stated that the rape meant that she could not cope with being herself and it took several months before she dared to ride the subway again.

Read more: Boy charged with rape in library

Open Questions

  • What was the man's exact relationship to the woman before the assault?
  • Are there witnesses to the assault other than the victim?
  • Which club was the man drinking at before the incident?

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PeopleThe 38-year-oldThe woman
OrganizationsStockholm District Court
PlacesStockholmOld Town subway station
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This article was originally published by Dagens Nyheter.

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