You are acquitted of suspicions of sexual exploitation of children - judgments are appealed
The district court acquits the man as he was not considered to have realized the girl's age, but the judge is dissenting.
Quick Look
- A man is acquitted by the district court for sexual exploitation of children as the court considers that he should not have realized the girl's age.
- The judge disagreed and believes that the man was negligent.
- The prosecutor has now appealed the verdict to the Court of Appeal.
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Why It Matters
The man and the girl met at a place where youths with A-tractors gather. The prosecutor argues that the man failed in his responsibility to check the girl's age.
According to the indictment, the man and the girl must have met at a place where young people with A-tractors gather.
The district court believes that the man "should not have realized the risk" that the girl was under 15, among other things because she looked older.
In the acquittal, the court also mentions that the girl could have been out alone during the night and was in a vehicle with older people.
However, the judge in the case does not share the acquittal of the three jurors. She believes that the man should have checked the girl's age before having intercourse with her, for example by asking her to show identification.
It is clearly visible on video footage that the girl both looks and behaves like a very young person, according to the judge, who thinks that the man was negligent and should be sentenced for sexual exploitation of children.
Prosecutor Johan Wennhag has appealed the verdict to the Court of Appeal.
- It is a direct incorrect assessment. You can't just go by external factors, like appearance. It is the adult who is responsible for doing the right thing. But it will be like placing a responsibility on the child, he tells SVT.
What to Watch
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The court of appeal will try the case following the prosecutor's appeal.
Very likely · Within months
Open Questions
- How will the court of appeal assess the evidence?
- What evidence weighed heaviest for the district court majority?
