The district court convicted the man of child rape, but the court of appeals acquitted him because, according to the court of appeals, it was not proven that the girl had told of a penetration. A member of the Court of Appeals wanted to uphold the district court's ruling. So now the judgment is being appealed to the Supreme Court.
"The child's story, with words and body language, cannot be interpreted in any other way than that she believes that the man has inserted a finger into her genitals," prosecutor general Petra Lundh said in the press release.
She believes the man should be sentenced to three years in prison under the child rape charge, according to the child rape charge.
"I request that the Supreme Court set aside the judgment of the Court of Appeal and return the case to the Court of Appeal for further proceedings because, in my opinion, the Court of Appeal committed several errors in the proceedings.
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