Falu District Court believes that the man "should not have realized the risk" that the girl was under 15, partly because she looked older. In the judgment, the court also mentions that the girl could have been out alone at night and was in a vehicle with older people.
The lay judge in the case does not share the acquittal assessment of the three jurors.
The prosecutor has appealed the verdict to the Court of Appeal.
It is a plainly incorrect assessment. You can't just go by external factors, like appearance. It is the adult who is responsible for doing the right thing. But it is like putting responsibility on the child, he tells SVT Nyheter Dalarna .
