A man from Gävle is on trial for sex crimes against 27 girls aged 9 to 14. The trial began on Monday and is scheduled to last 15 days. According to the police investigation, the man, who in some cases pretended to be younger than he is, had chats with the girls about having sex with them and asking for nude pictures.
In several cases, he got them to send such pictures, including of them touching their genitals. He is charged with rape of a child, gross exploitation of a child for sexual posing, sexual harassment, child pornography offenses, and sexual abuse of a child. The police investigation shows that in some cases he admits to the crimes, and in some cases neither admits nor denies them.