The man was also sentenced to pay NOK 223,000 in restitution to the victim, according to reports Media24. The sentence is three months shorter than the prosecution intended.
The reporter pleaded guilty when he explained himself in court. According to Medier24, he announces that he will appeal against the verdict.
– The verdict is wrong and the court has sadly overlooked the strict probative requirements that exist in criminal proceedings – and unfortunately there is a significant problem in these cases, writes defender Mette Yvonne Larsen in an SMS.
The relationship for which he is convicted must have taken place in the woman’s home in February last year. The man was charged under Article 292 of the Criminal Code for having had sexual relations with “someone who was unconscious or for other reasons unable to resist the act”.
