Police propose Vågå sex crime charges. Gudbrandsdal District Police in Oppland County have asked prosecutors consider raising charges against Rune Øygard for the sexual assault of an underage girl. Mr Øygard, who was Mayor of Vågå when reports surfaced and was on sickleave, denies the abuse. It allegedly took place between 2009 and 2011, when the girl was 13 to 15-years old. Police have made a full investigation and have now sent recommendations to prosecutors. Mr, Øygard’s defence lawyer Mette Yvonne Larsen told NRK, “My client believes that this is wrong and that it cannot be proved.”
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Police propose Vågå sex crime charges
Published on Friday, 2nd March, 2012 at 16:02 under the news in brief category, by Lyndsey Smith 
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Last Updated on 2nd March 2012 at 20:00.
Gudbrandsdal District Police in Oppland County have asked prosecutors consider raising charges against Rune Øygard for the sexual assault of an underage girl.
Rune Øygard, Mayor of Vågå
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Mr Øygard, who was Mayor of Vågå when reports surfaced and was on sickleave, denies the abuse. It allegedly took place between 2009 and 2011, when the girl was 13 to 15-years old.
Police have made a full investigation and have now sent recommendations to prosecutors. Mr, Øygard’s defence lawyer Mette Yvonne Larsen told NRK, “My client believes that this is wrong and that it cannot be proved.”
“In view of the police handling of the case, he thought that this [his alleged guilt] was probably the perception but he is confident that the prosecutor will look differently upon it”.
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Published on Friday, 2nd March, 2012 at 16:02 under the news in brief category, by Lyndsey Smith .
Last updated on 2nd March 2012 at 20:00.
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