Two Remanded in Custody over Hazing at Swedish Boarding School
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Two students from a Swedish boarding school have been remanded in custody. They are accused of violence and sexual assault, but have pleaded not guilty. According to the Swedish prosecution, a rulebook describing criminal punishment methods has been found.
Two remanded in custody over hazing at Swedish boarding school
Two pupils at an elite Swedish boarding school are suspected of, among other things, sexual harassment and assault after, allegedly, a hazing ritual got out of hand.
Two male students have been arrested after an incident at a boarding school in Sigtuna. Mixed suspicions include gross sexual harassment and gross assault. "Not everyone is a victim of the system, certainly has the power to impose, for example, punishments against younger students," says prosecutor Lisa Dos Santos.
Two students were arrested on Sunday on suspicion of serious crimes at Sigtuna School. Now prosecutor Lisa Dos Santos confirms that there is a secret rule book that has been kept away from the adult world. According to information provided to Expressen, punishments against younger students have also been documented in books that have been passed down between year groups.
Two of the three students arrested from Sigtuna School are being held on suspicion of, among other things, aggravated sexual assault and aggravated assault. The third student has been released – but remains a suspect. “There is a power structure where older students punish younger ones,” says prosecutor Lisa Dos Santos.
At the boarding school in Sigtuna, there are secret rules that give older students the right to punish younger ones. This is stated by prosecutor Lisa Dos Santos. – We have confiscated notebooks that the students kept hidden from adults, she says.
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