Suspected gang rape of children – has now been given its verdict – Göteborgs-Posten

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News Two men, one of whom is a teacher, has been on trial accused of a long list of sexual offenses including rape of a child. Now, the two men received their judgment – and both cleared of suspicions of gang rape. You can not prove that they knew that the victim was 15, according to law.

The trial was held earlier this year in Skaraborg District Court. The indictment against the younger of the men is the most extensive, as he is suspected of not less than sixteen different sexual crimes. Among them: the rape of children, purchase of sexual acts from children and several cases of sexual harassment.

The older of them, who will work as a teacher, was charged with five sex crimes including child rape and exploitation of child for sexual posing.

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the two men were also charged with aggravated rape against children, a crime they should have done together, according to the prosecutor. The event should have taken place at the home of one of the men, where they both should have been taking turns to rape the person.

The perpetrators must have come into contact with victims via the Internet, and the crimes must have been committed in different cities in Western Sweden since the beginning of 2014.

But what about the older of them have the district court found that he was not guilty of other than the purchase of sexual services, a crime he was sentenced to pay fines for. As for his co-defendants freed also from the allegations of the rough rape against children. The court says that they can not prove that the two men knew that the plaintiff, as the event was 14 years old, was so young. Both men claim they thought the person they had sex with was 16 years old and even if the court raises a warning finger at the teacher’s directions – because he asked the victim what school he went on and got different answers – freed then the two men from the allegations regarding gang rape .

However, anyone younger of the men to a year and two months in prison for a series of sex crimes against children, such as sexual abuse, exploitation for sexual posing and sexual molestation. The offender shall according to the law including sending pictures of his erect genitals of the victims, several of whom were younger than 15 at the time crimes. All of the victims are of judgment to judge young boys.