Childcare worker remains in custody – now suspected of raping two children

On Tuesday, the District Court decided that the man should remain in custody. He is now suspected of child rape - not just one case, but two.

The victims are two different children.

– I can confirm that there are two different plaintiffs, says Helena Fredriksson, Prosecutor.

Both the assaults have taken place at Helgedals förskola. The children in the preschool are aged between one to five years old.

– I do not want to go into details about what it is we suspect has happened. But I have classified it as child rape at the moment, so we will see if the District Court agrees, says Helena Fredriksson.

The man has worked at 25 preschools and two afterschool clubs in the municipality. He has been employed in childcare facilities in Kristianstad since 2018.

The suspected childcare worker is in custody on probable cause for child rape and child pornography offences. The man has admitted to possessing child pornography. He has denied the allegation of child rape.

This is where the suspected paedophile has worked – 25 preschools and two after-school clubs

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