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May 28, 2012
Sex_crimes
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Swedish teen convicted of cybersex crimes
National: 28 Apr 12
A 16-year-old Swedish boy has been sentenced to probation for internet sex crimes concerning seven girls aged 10 to 13-years-old.
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Swede speaks out on false NY sex crimes
Business & Money: 13 Apr 12
One of the two Swedish businessmen who were cleared of sexual assault charges leveled by a teenager in New York has spoken out about the ordeal, labelling the accusations a “complete fabrication”.
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Swede, 76, jailed for child sex crimes in Philippines
National: 29 Mar 12
A 76-year-old man has been convicted in Sweden for molesting three young girls in the Philippines when he was teaching English to poor children there.
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WikiLeaks probed Swedish journos: report
National: 28 Feb 12
Swedish journalists were the subject of a secret probe by WikiLeaks aimed at exposing what leaders of the whistleblower website are convinced is a conspiracy by Sweden against founder Julian Assange, according to a Swedish media report.
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Bildt wants Sweden to be 'world power': WikiLeaks
Politics: 27 Feb 12
Foreign minister Carl Bildt believes Sweden should be a “world power” and once called Russian prime minister Vladmir Putin a “chetnik”, according to internal emails from a US security firm released by WikiLeaks on Monday.
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Swedish execs cleared of New York sex crimes
National: 25 Feb 12
Two high-ranking Swedish IT executives have been cleared of suspicions of sexually assaulting a 19-year-old woman in a New York hotel room.
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Two Swedes arrested for sex crimes in New York
Science & Technology: 9 Feb 12
Two high-ranking Swedish executives with an e-commerce start-up have been charged with sexually assaulting a teenager in a New York hotel room at the weekend.
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Five year sentence for Swede's child sex crimes
National: 27 Dec 11
A 45-year-old Swedish man whose computer contained more than half a million images of child pornography, including some featuring infants, has been jailed for five years for child pornography crimes and child rape.
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Crucial UK extradition hearing for Assange
National: 4 Dec 11
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange hopes to avoid extradition to Sweden by having his case heard by Britain's High Court, the final card in a legal battle that has lasted almost a year.
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Pirate Bay lawyer to take over Assange defence
National: 18 Nov 11
Julian Assange has dumped his Swedish lawyer in favour of a new defence team including an attorney involved in the Pirate Bay trial, as the WikiLeaks founder continues to fight his extradition to Sweden.
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Paedophile site probed for privacy violations
National: 7 Nov 11
A new website set up by a Swede with ties to neo-Nazi groups and featuring the names and contact information of dozens of convicted child sex offenders has been reported for data privacy violations.
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UK court greenlights Assange extradition
National: 2 Nov 11
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has lost his appeal of a UK court ruling requiring that he be extradited to Sweden to face questioning over sex crimes allegations. His lawyers say they are considering an appeal of the the ruling.
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Boy convicted for sex with 13-year-old girlfriend
National: 27 Jul 11
A 15-year-old Swedish boy has been convicted of child sex crimes for having sex with his 13-year-old girlfriend.
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Lawyer: Assange a victim of judicial mismatch
National: 12 Jul 11
WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange arrived at the High Court in London on Tuesday to open his appeal against a ruling to extradite him to Sweden to face allegations of rape.
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Teen boy faces sex crime suspicions for grabbing principal's butt
Society: 20 Jun 11
The female principal of a middle school in Stockholm has reported a 15-year-old boy to the police for sexual molestation after he grabbed her behind.
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Three men held for human trafficking
National: 1 Jun 11
Police in Gothenburg have detained three men on suspicion of trafficking Romanian women.
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Swedish man accused of sex with sheep
Society: 20 May 11
A Swedish man in his fifties who was allegedly caught having sex with a sheep near Alingsås in western Sweden denies being guilty of animal cruelty.
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Man convicted for sex crimes against 13 girls
National: 19 May 11
A 35-year-old man from Stockholm considered to be one of Sweden's worst child sex offenders was sentenced to psychiatric care on Thursday for sexually assaulting more than a dozen pre-teen girls.
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Assange right to slam Swedish courts: lawyers
National: 5 May 11
Nearly one third of Swedish lawyers, including best-selling author and lawyer Jens Lapidus, believe WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange is warranted in criticising the Swedish legal system, a new survey shows.
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Child rights group slams Sweden on sex crimes
National: 13 Apr 11
The Swedish government and responsible authorities ‘ignore’ child sex tourism offences, according to child rights organisation Ecpat.
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Sadistic sex crimes on animals rise in Sweden
Society: 22 Mar 11
The number of sadistic sex crimes against animals in Sweden has doubled over the past four years, according to Swedish Veterinary Association figures.
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Court strips licence of sex offender doc
Society: 18 Mar 11
A Swedish appeals court has revoked the licence of a Stockholm-area doctor who has previously been convicted of child sex offences and has admitted to substance abuse problems.
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Rape suspect: porn surfing 'took over my life'
National: 7 Mar 11
A 24-year-old man from Örebro in central Sweden suspected of attacking 15 women would become the worst serial rapist in Swedish criminal history if convicted of charges filed against him on Monday.
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Swedish court jails internet paedophile
National: 2 Mar 11
A 36-year-old man in southern Sweden charged with committing sex crimes against 30 young girls has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison.
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Assange to be extradited to Sweden: UK court
National: 24 Feb 11
A UK court has ruled that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can be extradited to Sweden to face questioning over sex crimes allegations. His lawyers have said they will appeal the decision.
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Charges rare in Swedish sex crime complaints
Society: 21 Feb 11
More often than not, sex crimes accusations in Sweden don't lead to formal charges, a new study shows. The frequency with which charges are filed also varies widely across the country.
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Swede charged for sex crimes against 13 girls
Society: 7 Feb 11
A 34-year-old man was charged on Monday for aggravated sexual crimes against 13 young girls between the ages of eight and 11.
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WikiLeaks' conspiracy theories laid bare
Analysis & Opinion: 7 Feb 11
As WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange enters the next round of his legal battle stemming from sex crime allegations in Sweden, The Local’s Karen Holst takes a look at some of the conspiracy theories surrounding Assange and his secret-divulging website.
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Assange sex crimes file leaked online
National: 5 Feb 11
Explicit details related to the allegations against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange involving rape and sexual molestation have been exposed online just days before his February 7th extradition hearing in London.
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Translator loses cartoon child porn appeal
National: 29 Jan 11
A Swedish appeals court imposed a fine of 5,600 kronor ($864) on translator of Japanese manga on Friday because drawings stocked on his hard drives were considered child pornography.
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Sweden unveils tougher penalties for buying sex
Politics: 27 Jan 11
Swedish sex buyers too often get away with fines, according to Justice Minister Beatrice Ask, who has now proposed toughening penalties for those who are convicted to up to a year in prison.
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Assange granted bail as court rejects appeal
National: 16 Dec 10
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was granted conditional bail on Thursday after a London court rejected an appeal to keep him in jail as he fights extradition to Sweden to answer allegations of sex crimes.
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Sweden appeal keeps Assange in prison
National: 14 Dec 10
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is to remain in prison despite being granted conditional bail earlier on Tuesday after lawyers acting for Sweden said they would challenge the ruling.
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Second bail hearing for WikiLeaks' Assange
National: 14 Dec 10
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is expected to appear in a British court on Tuesday in a second attempt to secure bail after his arrest over allegations of sex crimes in Sweden.
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Assange accusers had 'an agenda': lawyer
National: 13 Dec 10
As WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange awaits his extradition hearing in London related to rape and sexual molestation allegations, his Swedish attorney lashed out at his client’s accusers, claiming they had “an agenda”.
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Hackers disable Swedish prosecutor's website
Science & Technology: 8 Dec 10
Hackers brought down the website of the Swedish prosecutor's office on Tuesday night in an apparent show of support for embattled WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who was remanded by a British court earlier in the day.
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Assange remanded by London court
National: 7 Dec 10
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was remanded in custody by London court on Tuesday after he vowed to fight extradition to Sweden to face rape allegations.
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Arrest warrant issued for WikiLeaks founder
Science & Technology: 18 Nov 10
A Swedish court on Thursday issued a warrant for the arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on suspicions of rape and sexual molestation.
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Police had ex-police chief's DNA: report
National: 12 Sep 10
The police had a sample of former police chief and convicted sex offender Göran Lindberg's DNA, and other personal information as early as 2007 but did not follow up the information, according to a new report.
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Renewed rape suspicions for WikiLeaks' Assange
Science & Technology: 1 Sep 10
A top Swedish prosecutor decided on Wednesday to reopen a probe into rape suspicions against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
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Ex-police chief appeals jail term for sex offences
National: 19 Aug 10
Göran Lindberg, the former Uppsala county police chief convicted in July for a string of sex crimes, has appealed his six and half year prison sentence.
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Paedophile boasts of bribing himself free
National: 11 Aug 10
A 63-year-old Swedish man convicted and sentenced to 6.5 years in prison for sexually assaulting three boys in Cambodia, believes that he will soon be a free man after handing over $11,000 in bribes.
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Top cop jailed for sex crimes
National: 30 Jul 10
Göran Lindberg, once one of Sweden's most senior police officers, has been jailed for six and a half years for a string of sex crimes.
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Ex-police chief sex trial attracts intense interest
National: 29 Jun 10
The sex crimes trial against former police chief Göran Lindberg has opened on Tuesday morning amid intense media interest. Lindberg faces 23 counts of rape, pimping and buying sex.
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Ex-police chief case opened as trial begins
National: 28 Jun 10
A Swedish court has decided to make public most of the police investigation into alleged sex crimes by former police chief Göran Lindberg, whose high profile trial begins on Tuesday.
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Ex-police chief charged with sex offences
National: 23 Jun 10
Former Uppsala police chief Göran Lindberg has been formerly charged with sex crimes including aggravated rape in connection with a six month investigation involving nine women, one as young as 14-years-old.
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Quack doctor sentenced to prison
Society: 7 Jun 10
A man pretending to be a naturopath has been sentenced to prison for three and a half years by Borås District Court.
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Top Social Democrats talk tough on rape
Politics: 9 Apr 10
Punishments for the most serious rape crimes must be increased, former justice minister Thomas Bodström and former equality ombudsman Claes Borgström have urged.
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Reinfeldt weighs in on village rape case
National: 28 Mar 10
Sweden's prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has added his voice to the outcry over the treatment of a 14-year-old girl shunned by her village community after being raped in a school toilet.
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Fifteen boys abused by sports coach
National: 17 Mar 10
At least fifteen boys are now believed to have been sexually abused by a sports coach in the Stockholm area as the case against a 22-year-old suspect widens.
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Sweden slammed over sexual violence inaction
Society: 8 Mar 10
Sweden and its Nordic neighbours have been slammed by human rights group Amnesty International for failing to combat sexual violence, a new report shows.
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Ex-police chief suspected of pimping
National: 25 Feb 10
Former Uppsala police chief Göran Lindberg, already accused of rape, is also suspected of involvement in the organised sex trade, a prosecutor said on Thursday.
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Ex-police chief arrested for rape
National: 27 Jan 10
A former high-ranking police official has been arrested in central Sweden on suspicion of raping a woman and attempting to rape several children.
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Guilty verdict for child rape teacher
National: 22 Jan 10
A male high school teacher in Skövde, south west Sweden, has been found guilty of a string of sex crimes with a pupil and sentenced to two and a half years in prison.
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Swedish paedophile jailed in Cambodia
National: 19 Jan 10
A 62-year-old Swedish man has been sentenced to more than six years in prison by a Phnom Penh court for having sex with three boys.
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Paedophile site reported for privacy violations
Society: 18 Jan 10
A website featuring personal information about Swedes convicted of sex crimes involving children has been reported to the police by Sweden's Data Inspection Board.
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Sexual attacks continue to plague Borås
National: 30 Nov 09
The wave of sex crimes in Borås in western Sweden continued over the weekend, despite the detention of a 12- and 13-year-old boy suspected of attempted rape.
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Teacher charged with sex crimes against pupils
National: 20 Nov 09
A male high school teacher in Skövde, western Sweden, has been arrested and charged with a string of sexual offences including child rape.
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Swedish man charged for blackmailing sex buyer
National: 18 Nov 09
A businessman from southern Sweden who attempted to pay for sex from two 18-year-old women instead found himself caught up in a blackmail scheme.
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Sex crime suspect on trial following jail cell pass at female officer
National: 8 Oct 09
A 48-year-old man is on trial in Helsingborg in south-western Sweden for having sexually assaulted a police officer following an interrogation for other alleged sex crimes.
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Webcam paedophile sentenced to eight years
National: 27 Aug 09
A 33-year-old man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for raping a teenager and engaging in a series of webcam-related sex crimes involving 60 girls.
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Paedophile sees jail term cut to five years
Society: 5 Aug 09
A 62-year-old man found guilty of sex crimes perpetrated against eight girls over a period of several years had his sentence reduced on Wednesday from seven to five years.
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Paedophile found guilty of webcam sex crimes
National: 9 Jul 09
A Swedish court has ruled that a 32-year-old father of two is guilty of having used threats to force more than 60 young girls to pose nude for him in front of their webcams.
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Paedophile charged for webcam sex crimes
National: 29 May 09
A man who allegedly threatened to kill dozens of girls if they didn’t pose nude for him in front of a webcam was charged on Friday by the district court in Uppsala.
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Two Swedes caught in Thai child sex sting
National: 12 May 09
Police in Thailand working together with their Swedish counterparts have arrested two Swedes suspected of sex crimes involving children.
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Swede held for child sex crimes in Cambodia
National: 8 May 09
A Swedish man in his sixties has been arrested in Cambodia on suspicions of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old boy.
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'Make accused rapists prove consent': experts
Society: 7 May 09
Two legal experts want to see changes to Sweden sex crimes laws to require a man accused of rape to prove he had the consent of the woman with whom he had sex.
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Swedish rapists ‘enjoy impunity’: Amnesty International
Analysis & Opinion: 28 Apr 09
Sweden needs to do much more to clamp down on rapists, according to reports from Amnesty International and the United Nations. Jennifer Heape examines the disparity between the country's high incidence of rape and its low conviction rate.
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Prosecutor: giving the pill to teens aids rape
Science & Technology: 16 Apr 09
A Swedish prosecutor thinks that health professionals who prescribe birth control pills to girls younger than 15-years-old should be charged as accomplices to rape.
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Swedish teen sex ring trial underway
National: 27 Mar 09
The suspected mastermind of a Swedish teen sex ring hid under a blanket as he entered a Stockholm-area court room on Friday for the first day of his closed-door trial for pimping and a range of other related sex-crimes.
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Swedish national library in child porn scandal
Society: 21 Jan 09
Sweden’s legacy of lax attitudes toward pornography has come back to haunt the country’s national library, which has been found to have large quantities of child pornography in its collection.
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Sex offender website under investigation
National: 15 Dec 08
Swedish authorities are investigating a website for possible violations of the country’s privacy laws after it published the names, personal identity numbers, addresses, of several convicted sex offenders.
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Beltran guilty verdict upheld
Society: 10 Oct 08
Swedish-Chilean opera singer Tito Beltran has been found guilty by the Court of Appeal of charges of rape and sexually molesting a child.
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Swedish rape stats rise
Society: 16 Jun 08
The number of reported rapes in Sweden has risen sharply in the last ten years, according to a new survey by Brå, the Swedish national council for crime prevention.
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Swede arrested for attempted child rape in Kenya
National: 30 May 08
Kenyan police have arrested a Swedish man in his 50s accused of the attempted rape ofa 7-year-old girl.
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Eklund: Engla's killing 'an accident'
National: 15 Apr 08
During further questioning on Monday, murderer Anders Eklund claimed the killing of 10-year-old Engla Höglund was an accident.
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Schools employing sex offenders
Education: 10 Mar 08
At least 75 convicted sex criminals have worked as substitutes in Swedish schools and daycare centers since 2003.
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Mixed reactions to Beltran verdict and interest rate rise
Analysis & Opinion: 15 Feb 08
David Landes scans press reactions to two decisions this week that took commentators by surprise: a guilty verdict in the Tito Beltran rape case and a Riksbank interest rate hike.
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Women fight for right to bare breasts
National: 20 Sep 07
Two female students are demanding their rights after they were banned from bathing topless at a swimming pool in Uppsala. 'Gender discrimination', they say. But staff at the pool are sticking by their decision.
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Scout leader arrested for sex crimes
National: 24 May 07
A scout leader in western Sweden has been arrested following reports by a number of parents that their daughters were molested while in his care.
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Sex crimes doctor gets hospital job
Society: 11 Jan 07
A doctor with a string of convictions for sexual offences has been given a job at Gothenburg's Sahlgrenska Hospital. The hospital was unaware of the man's record.
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Prison doctor gave Viagra to rapist
Society: 1 Nov 06
A prison doctor has been issued a warning for prescribing large quantities of sedatives and Viagra to a sex offender who raped two women in the weeks after his release.
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Swedish prison service "can't afford to treat sex offenders"
Society: 20 Jul 06
Last year 456 people were jailed in Sweden after being convicted of sex crimes. At least 150 of them will not undergo any treatment before being released.
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Paedophile still on the run
National: 3 May 06
A 27 year old convicted sex offender who escaped from the secure psychiatric unit in Huddinge last Thursday told police he would return to the institution on Tuesday. He didn't.
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Supreme Court overturns child rape ruling
Society: 11 Apr 06
Sweden's Supreme Court has said a man who assaulted a four-year old boy was guilty of child sex assault, not rape, overturning the verdict of a lower court.
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Few successes for sex crimes centre
National: 30 Dec 05
Three prosecutions for sexual assault: that's the year's work for a prosecutions office set up to re-investigate sexual crimes once the cases have been closed.
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Immigrants behind 25% of Swedish crime
Society: 14 Dec 05
While the majority of crimes in Sweden are commited by ethnic Swedes, fist generation immigrants are over-represented, according to a report published on Wednesday by the National Council for Crime Prevention.
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Pride and prejudice
Society: 30 Jul 04
Tens of thousands are flocking to Stockholm for this year's Pride Festival - safety in numbers, perhaps, against rapidly increasing homophobic crime.
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More kids face summer violence
Society: 9 Jul 04
School holidays bring more violence against children, according to a new report, but the police are failing to deal with the problem.
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