Left suddenly
The Center Party’s regional council Gustav Hemming resigned suddenly on Wednesday. The decision came after the party became aware that Hemming appeared in TV3’s program “Efterlyst” regarding a suspected sexual offense against a minor in Stockholm’s public transport, it reported The Express.
– We were alerted to the suspicion, which has now also reached the media. Then we acted quickly and contacted the police, says Jonas Naddebochairman of the Center Party in the city of Stockholm.
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Hasse Aro: “Completely absurd”
The incident, which occurred at Roslagsbanan in Stockholm in August 2024, was caught on surveillance cameras. The images from the incident were later shown in TV3’s and Viaplay’s program “Efterlyst” on 3 October.
The host Hasse Arodescribed the situation as “absurd”.
– A person in that position who does this kind of thing in a place where it is filmed. If it was him, says Hasse Aro.
Aro also explains that “Wanted” has a high success rate when it comes to identifying suspects using viewer input.
– In this type of case, where you really see the person, it is 80 percent, he says.
After a journalist from TV4 informed him that it could be Hemming in the photos, Aro immediately contacted the editors at “Efterlyst”, who had already received the same indication.
On the same day that the crime was committed, Hemming was on a recording of “Saltkråkan”.
A preliminary investigation has been launched
The police have opened a preliminary investigation into the suspected sexual crime, but no one has yet been detained.
– The investigation is at an early stage. Usual investigative measures will be taken starting in the coming week, the prosecutor announces Rebecca Rehnstromwho leads the preliminary investigation.
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