Man convicted of sex crimes
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Man convicted of sex crimes against over 40 children sentenced to prison and ordered to pay millions

A man in his 50s has been sentenced to prison and ordered to pay millions in damages, according to local media reports.

The man is already serving a prison sentence for sexual abuse of children, writes SVT Nyheter Jönköping. According to Wednesday's verdict, which includes 59 counts of rape of children and 31 cases of sexual abuse of children, the sentence is eight years.

Since he was sentenced to six years in prison last time, he is now sentenced to another two years, which the district court says brings him to the maximum total sentence, reports Jönköpings-Posten.

The crimes were committed via social media, where the convicted man pretended to be a teenage girl when he contacted the children.

In addition to the prison sentence, he must also pay nearly eight million kronor to the victims.

AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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