the Dancer Julio Kopseng (38) was in the Borgarting court of appeal sentenced to the law’s strictest punishment – 21 years in custody – rape, attempts at rape and abuse. Nobody before him has been judged so hard for rape.
Lawyer Sigurd Klomsæt is prepared to take Kopseng-case to Strasbourg.
Photo: Alexander Nordby / NRK
He would appeal the case to the Supreme court on the basis of error in the proceedings and that the case had been forhåndsprosedert in the media, printer, TV 2 and VG. Monday fell the decision from the country’s top right to dismiss the appeal.
– I think the decision is wrong. We have already agreed to take the case to the court in Strasbourg. There are some important principles there that are worth taking further, ” says Klomsæt to TV 2.
– Dyssosiale and psychopathic traits
the Court of appeal found that detention was the appropriate punishment for Kopseng, because gjentakelsesfaren was high, and because it was gloomy forecasts for the possible change of the behavior.
“Including, it is shown that the presence of both dyssosiale and psychopathic traits make him little available for treatment,” argued the court of appeal.
a Lawyer Trine Rjukan says her client is relieved and pleased that the verdict against the Kopseng now is final and enforceable.
Photo: edinburgh, and just Babic / NRK
In the decision of the supreme court’s ankeutvalg, that NRK has gained access to, it’s revealed that ankeutvalget agree with the court of appeal when it comes to the need for forvaringsstraff.
– Relieved and happy
the Decision of the Supreme court means that the penalty is now enforceable. Kopseng is also ordered to pay over 2.7 million in compensation to women who were raped and abused.
Hege Salomon is a lawyer for one of the women who was raped by Kopseng.
My client is relieved finally to be able to put the sentence in the case. She is very happy, ” says Salomon to the TV 2.
In the Oslo district court was the 38-year-old sentenced to twelve years of detention with a minimum time of eight years in December of last year. When he was already sentenced for the rape of 11 other women earlier in the year.
district attorney Guro Hansson Bull has stated that Kopseng-the case is unparalleled in the Norwegian rettshistorie.
Photo: Ruud, Vidar / NTB scanpix
The extensive appeal in the court of appeal started in January and lasted three months. It was led 93 witnesses, in addition to that Kopseng even gave an explanation. The same did the 17 women who have been raped or attempted raped by 38-year-old.
– second to none
During the proceedings it was revealed that the Kopseng several times used force or drugged women. The prosecutor in the court of appeal, attorney general Guro Hansson Bull, said in april that the case is unparalleled in the rettshistorien respect to scope and duration.
– He’s picked out women in a vulnerable life situation, he has enticed and manipulated and threatened to such an extent that one of the offended person fainted out of fear to be killed after having been raped in the toilet of Burger King in the Karl Johans gate shopping street in Oslo. The prosecution is not aware of any similar case, with such a large scope, ” said Bull.
Kopseng is known as a dancer from several TV shows, both TV 2 and NRK.
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