Gay man get 9 years in prison for 135 virtual rapes of young boys
He confesses to all 135 virtual rapes. Now the 20 year old man was in the Nedre Romerike District Court in Norway sentenced to 9 years in prison for 135 virtual rapes.
The court found it proven that the man from he was 17 to 19 years had enticed and threatened other young men to have sexual activity with themselves. 16 Young men have been led by the now 20 year old man.
The convicted man should have pretended to be a girl that was searching for young men. In court, it emerged that 20-year-old had just “come out of the closet” as a gay, and that he was searching for young boys was an attempt to make new friends.
In the District Court the facts wasn’t disputed. 20-year-old led the victims to perform sexual acts, then threaten them to perform multiple sexual acts. If they didn’t do as he said he would post pictures and videos of the sexual acts online, and scandalise and destroy the future of the victims. In some cases he had also posted pictures and videos on Instagram.
Lawyer Sol Elden don’t dispute the facts. The 20-year-old man has acknowledged and taken full confession.
We feel that the sentence is contrary to the legal system. Virtual rape is seen as just as serious as rape. It’s true that the law allows for it, but in our opinion it is still wrong. There are many aspects of abuse, said lawyer Sol Elden as bailee for the 20-year-old.
He is a young man who didn’t understand the consequences of his actions. He has it very difficult at the moment. My client went to school and saw that his female friends got boyfriends. He was searching for male friends, but this became very difficult for him, says Sol Elden.
Nedre Romerike District Court (Nedre Romerike tingrett) said nine years in prison and a compensation of 2.4 million Norwegian kroner (approx 200k £) to the victims was an appropriate punishment for the 135 sexual assaults and threats.
This case is now being appealed to the Eidsivating Court (Eidsivating lagmannsretten) by the sentenced.
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