A particularly worrying incident came to light on a former minister of the government, which as announced by the court of Denmark, He was sentenced today to four months in prison for possession of child pornography material.
Henrik Sass Larsen is the former minister who has been convicted and has also been a former senior Social Democratic official and Minister of Industry in the period 2013-2015 in Denmark. Himself He has admitted that he had on his computer More than 6,000 photos and 2,000 videos depicting sexual abuse of children.
Of course, during the trial, the minister denied the charges, claiming that he had the material in his possession because he was trying to find out who had abused him when he was a child. “He was looking for material with himself when he was a child,” his lawyer Berit Ernst told AFP. His explanation, of course, did not convince the judges, and the prosecutor also said “satisfied with today’s outcome”.
During his trial, the 59 -year -old told court that in 2018 he received a link to a 50 -year -old video, in which he appeared to be sexually abused when he was three years old.
He also testified that in 2020 he received another video, in which a three -year -old girl was in a hurry when he was about the same age. He said that both videos disappeared after their viewing.
However, was determined to find them to identify the perpetratorsa search that, according to him, led him to some of the darkest spots on the internet. He also admitted that he regretted not notifying the authorities when he received the videos.
His lawyer said: “We are pleased to have an end to this story. We will see if it is the definitive end or whether we will appeal, “his lawyer, Berit Ernst, told reporters, after the sentence was announced.
Your Larsen He was also accused of possessing a sexual doll in the form of a childphotos of which were presented in court. He testified that he did not buy it, but received it for free with an order from China online.
Larsen’s lawyer even said that her client “desperately wanted to end”.
The scandal was revealed last March and led to his departure from the Social Democratic Party, while the Social Democrats, Methe Fredericksen, had expressed its surprise to the case.