At the most, he has threatened 21 people to send images or videos in one day. If everyone had given in to the threats, he had therefore been able to commit 21 assault on the 24 hours.
It says politioverbetjent and etterforskningsleder in the police “Operation Sandra”, Vemund Edge Sæther, to the Newspaper. Yesterday he captured vitneboksen in Norway’s largest nettovergrepssak, where a former fotballdommer in 20-years is accused of abuse of 268 teenage boys. In Nedre Romerike district court, it was revealed disturbing details from the investigation.
in Total, police uncovered the contact between the defendant and 15 000 profiles on the web. It is seized 1.1 million messages. On average, it is sent and received 1190 unique messages daily for over two and a half years.
In all of the counties
The offended person in the case is spread over the whole country, from Agder in the south to Finnmark in the north. According to the police went to the defendant under the alias “Sandra” notoriously and targeted approach in the hunt for new boys.
Age and language should have been adapted to the he made contact with. According to the police a deliberate tactic to the simplest possible trick them.
NATIONWIDE: the Police found people who were exposed to the defendant’s nettovergrep in all counties. Graphics: Kjell Erik Berg Show more
The defendant man was arrested for the first time 9. June in 2016. Then it was gone three days since the case’s first review was submitted on a sheriff’s office in Hallingdal. A teenager had been contacted on the internet, and offered 1000 crowns for to meet and make films with adult content.
the Case was quickly moved to the police in Hønefoss, and your online profile to your teen taken over. The police managed to track down the person who had come with the offer, and caught the now accused man. After two weeks of custody, however, he was released.
After he dropped out, he continued the abuse, but then under the name “Henriette”. We see that they assumed the worst atrocities during this period, the milder conditions, but the frequency is the same. We have tracked down dozens of victims from the period when he dropped out until he was arrested again in October, ” says Sæther.
22 000 movies
the Case is the largest sedelighetsetterforskningen the East police district has had some time. In the course of the last two years have Sæther and several colleagues worked daily with the investigation of how the defendant contacted the young boys on the platforms, such as Facebook, hot or not, peaks, Instagram, Omegle, and Yellow.
Ten investigators, three people who conducted the barneavhør and a IT-investigator is any of the ones we’ve had on the matter. Together we have seen on more than 22 000 videos to try to identify the victims. The defendant had not even categorized the movies, so we had to see all, ” says Sæther.
“What’s the deal with the young guys you add as a friend on Facebook”
The defendant is a former fotballdommeren to the next eight months to sit on the ones in the dock in courtroom 103. Where he and dozens of witnesses explains how he over several years has carried out the rough nettovergrep. Only in excess of 40 the offended person is called in to testify. The remaining have not wanted to ask in court, among other things, in the fear to be identified. the
do Not worry
When the trial started on Tuesday, heralded the defendant to recognize to have carried out a large part of the abuse. In addition to true to oneself is nude photos and videos, and he promised more of the victims money, snuff, or gift cards to meet and have sexual relations.
yesterday met one of his friends, a man in 40-years, to witness. Although, he has known the defendant for nearly ten years, after they met through football. In court, he described himself as an acquaintance and mentor for the defendant.
When the former fotballdommeren let out of custody in the summer of 2016, he should immediately have taken contact with the young boys. The witness who testified yesterday, reacted to the contact.
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– I did not know that he had contact with minors before I became familiar with the investigation. But when he got out of custody the first time, I was aware of what he was charged with. After that he dropped out, I got to see that he let to young boys on Facebook. I was easier said than done and sent message in which I asked: What is the deal with the young guys you add as a friend on Facebook. I was told that I should not bother myself, he told in court.
Only a few weeks after that the message was sent, the defendant was arrested on new. Since he has not been out of custody, where the man who yesterday testified several times has been on a visit.
I have visited him regularly in prison, and we have talked a lot about the case. There are two entirely different people you see today and the one in 2016. He has gone from objectionable to acknowledge what he has done, ” says the witness.
– Sent and received 1190 messages every day for over two years
