Start the clip to hear why the Church of Sweden can not intervene.
It was last year that the man in his 70s was guilty of two cases of sexual harassment against the same woman.
The man contacted the woman via text message and letters in which he violated her sexuality.
When the man was reported to the police, he admitted the crime via a criminal injunction and was forced to pay almost SEK 40,000 in damages and daily fines.
Can be elected to the church council
But despite the fact that the man was convicted a year ago, he was selected to be on a nomination list in the church election.
- I have just found out that he did this, says a person who was involved in producing the list.
What do you think about the fact that he can now be elected to the church council?
- Dismay.
We've never had to think about this before.
You want to believe well in all people, but we have really understood that you can not.
Why do not you delete him from the list?
- Before the list was ready I could have done something, now I think I can not.
Now everything is underway.
It's up to people not to cross him.
"Pure old age"
The man himself tells SVT Väst that he is deeply remorseful, and that he now intends to leave the place he may get in the church election.
- I have realized that, even though I have atoned for my crime with gusto, it does not go down well with people that I have done this.
It was a mistake to line up, he says.
You have previously chosen to be on the list, but now you are changing. Why?
- In part, I have become ill and my wife has affected me.
Then people have absolutely no understanding of what happened in the case.
How do your crimes rhyme with the values of the Church of Sweden?
- It does not rhyme at all.
It was a pure mistake to send this sms.
I was going to delete the message but pressed send instead.
It happens to anyone.
One week after the text message, you sent a letter, which also constituted sexual harassment. Why?
- It was pure old man's thoughts.
But that was an explanation for why the text message happened.