Trigger warning: crime against children
A very nasty experience to talk about but there are few outlets where i can share this. A professor at my university has been accused of committing disgusting sex crimes against children (don't want to use the exact detailed terms here). He is not from my department but i have known of him, and recently happened to follow an academic course, where he was also in our group, and we even happened to sit at the same table and share pleasant dinner conversations just a couple of months ago. We have a group photo together. I cannot express how shocked and disgusted i am, this is the first (and hopefully last) time in my life when i have come so close to a horrible criminal.
He is quite successful in his field, i would not call him a star, but he sure has very solid academic credit and international profile. He has superficial charm as many sociopaths do. He has kids of his own and has been married 2 times. His facebook profile portrays a jolly family man, always surrounded with friends and family.
Well, it turns out he was repeatedly abusing 2 boys over the course of the last 4 years (!). The abuse started when the boys were 7 and 8 y.o. Apparently he was a family friend and would often babysit these boys. He would take them to his university commuter apartment, sauna or swimming pool. This superficial information is already available to the media.
Further the plot thickens. In Sweden förundersökningsprotokoll (FUP)- preliminary investigation report- is available for public. One of the internet sleuths has already ordered it. It is a document of 1500 pages (only hard copy) containing even more despicable details and exposing the guy as a true sociopath. Apparently this dude is a member of a ring of like-minded individuals, where they rationalize their perpetrations that 'sex is 'natural' for children, and children want it themselves, so they should not be denied it, etc.'. Expected photographic content was also discovered on his phone. Some even hint at links to a certain political party. Possibly there are more crimes to be uncovered...

Just a reminder, always, always keep an eye on your (and others') children, be in good contact with them! Teach them what is not ok! Prevent this from happening!

Those who read Swedish can look here https://www.expressen.se/nyheter/krim/universitetslektor-atalad-for-flera-barnvaldtakter/
https://www.flashback.org/t3296626
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