The man who is a resident of Skövde has been arrested for probable cause since November 2019 for thirteen suspected crimes, including exploitation of children for sexual positioning, child pornography and sexual assault. The investigation is now being expanded with a further 17 suspected crimes.

"It is basically the same crimes as in the past only that we have now come up with more cases," says chamber prosecutor Ylva Lundgren.

Have previously acknowledged

The abuse must have happened via the internet and the victims are found in several places around the country. When the man was arrested, he confessed to his crimes, he then suspected.

On Thursday afternoon, a new detention hearing was held in Skaraborg district court because it involved new criminal suspicions. The prosecutor was granted a further prosecution time for another four weeks when the preliminary investigation into the case is not complete, and it is suspected that the man would continue his criminal activity on a free foot.

Similar cases in Skaraborg

Another 35-year-old man was arrested in October last year and is charged with the Skaraborg District Court for serious child pornography offenses, as well as a number of other charges such as rape against children. According to the indictment, the man has also acquired child pornographic films for four years by trading in cryptocurrency. Even in that case, the man has acknowledged all the deeds, but objected to some criminal charges.