A sports coach in a club in Sörmland has been requested to be detained on suspicion of child rape. The man was suspended from the club immediately. According to the detention request submitted to Nyköpings District Court on Thursday, the suspected rape is alleged to have occurred in the coach's residence at the end of March.
He was arrested on Tuesday afternoon and is now requested to be detained on probable grounds for child rape. The club chairman stated they acted immediately upon receiving information about the incident and emphasized the importance of children and youth feeling safe in the association. SVT is seeking the prosecutor in the case.
they acted immediately upon receiving information about the incident and emphasized the importance of children and youth feeling safe in the association
It is not known how the man responds to the suspicions.