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Pedophile's job during community service: Arrange children's parties
Published 17 January 2026 at 11.32
Domestic. A man served community service by organising children’s parties while being investigated for new crimes – in the form of paedophilia. The case provokes criticism of how the Prison and Probation Service places convicted persons in activities with children, SVT reports.
A 35-year-old gay pedophile served for eight months his community service at an e-sports centre in Skåne where he helped at children's parties.
At the same time, he was investigated by police for multiple rapes and sexual assaults against boys. The man was later sentenced to six years in prison for several serious sexual offences against children.
The man had an extensive criminal record with, among other things, drug and doping offences as well as attempted robbery. Despite this, he was sentenced to community service after the court judged that he wanted to break with his previous life.
Meanwhile, the man made contact with several boys via Snapchat, which later led to prosecution for, among other things, rape and sexual abuse of children.
It is under all criticism. It sounds like he was at high risk of relapse, the psychologist and expert on sexual violence Ulla Thorslund told SVT.
The prosecutor states that information about ongoing preliminary investigations is not automatically shared with the Prison and Probation Service.
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