A man in his 50s from Halden must pay a fine of NOK 6,000 for violating section 298 of the criminal code, which deals with sexually abusive behavior.
He writes Halden Arbeiderblad.
In May 2020, the man was arrested in a family cemetery at the Rød Herregård farmhouse in the border town, which has around 30,000 inhabitants.
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– Pants on the knees
A woman contacted the police and reported a possible blotting paper.
It turned out that the man was standing on a ledge and touching himself in public.
– The lady who called us told us there was a man sitting with his pants on his lap. And that he had the equipment out, operations manager at the police operations center, Terje Skaftnes, told the paper at the time.
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There must have been several families with children in the area. The man was still masturbating when the police arrived at the scene.
Alternatively, prison
If the man does not comply with the summons of the Søndre Østfold district court, 12 days of imprisonment are foreseen.
Article 298 of the Criminal Code applies to “sexually offensive conduct in public or without consent”.
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According to the law, those who, with words or deeds, manifest sexually offensive or otherwise indecent behavior in a public place or in the presence of others who have not consented are punished with a fine or imprisonment for up to one year. . .
