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The Sun
2 days ago
- Health
- The Sun
Gynaecologist who raped dozens of patients & secretly filmed examinations for almost 20 years is jailed in Norway
A DOCTOR who raped dozens of patients and secretly filmed examinations for almost two decades has been jailed in Norway. A court on Friday sentenced Arne Bye, 55, to 21 years in prison in a case that has shocked the Scandinavian country. 3 3 3 Former GP Bye was found guilty of committing 70 counts of rape and sexual assault during gynecological examinations of his patients between 2004 and 2022. He was also condemned for 80 instances of abuse of his position as a doctor. Close to all of the offences occurred during medical examinations that Bye carried out on his patients whilst working as a physician at his medical practice in the small town of Frosta in central Norway. The court in the city of Trondelag banned Bye from exercising his medical profession indefinitely and demanded he financially compensate his victims. A harrowing total of 94 women testified during the trial, describing how wicked Bye committed multiple acts of non-consensual touching and digital penetration without medical justification. The acts all constitute rape under Norwegian law. Addressing the court on Friday, Judge Espen Haug reportedly said: "The suspect's actions make this case an extremely serious one. The actions are unacceptable. "The defendant's actions happened in a place and setting where people are supposed to feel safe. "His actions have undermined public trust in the health service as well as doctors in general." The 55-year-old defendant stood up and appeared calm as the maximum sentence was handed to him. France's 'worst paedophile ever' goes on trial as surgeon accused of abusing 299 victims & declaring 'I'm a paedo & proud' The sentence matched the one requested by the prosecution. Bye's defense had argued for lesser sentence, recognising only 20 of the rapes. Bye also filmed the assaults. Cops seized over 6,000 hours of footage during their investigation, including of his gynaecological examinations. Bye was shown to have inserted a "deodorant-like", "bottle-like" and a cylindrical object into the women - with no medical reason for doing so. One woman, speaking to the court last November, said: "I thought I was going to die". Another unnamed woman said she had gone in to her GP's office for a sore throat - before being given one of the invasive examinations. She told how she ended up in her underwear on a bench, saying: "I thought that he is my doctor, so I did as he said." The indictment against Bye says the alleged assaults "happened quickly and unexpectedly" during the examinations. Concerns were raised about him as long ago as 2006 - by another doctor in the gynaecology ward at a local hospital. One of Bye's patients, who was there for further treatment, said her doctor had massaged her genitals during the exam. Bye was able to keep his job until the following year when charges were filed. HOW YOU CAN GET HELP: Women's Aid has this advice for victims and their families: Always keep your phone nearby. Get in touch with charities for help, including the Women's Aid live chat helpline and services such as SupportLine. If you are in danger, call 999. Familiarise yourself with the Silent Solution, reporting abuse without speaking down the phone, instead dialing '55'. Always keep some money on you, including change for a pay phone or bus fare. If you suspect your partner is about to attack you, try to go to a lower-risk area of the house – for example, where there is a way out and access to a telephone. Avoid the kitchen and garage, where there are likely to be knives or other weapons. Avoid rooms where you might become trapped, such as the bathroom, or where you might be shut into a cupboard or other small space. If you are a victim of domestic abuse, SupportLine is open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 6pm to 8pm on 01708 765200. The charity's email support service is open weekdays and weekends during the crisis – messageinfo@ Women's Aid provides a live chat service - available weekdays from 8am-6pm and weekends 10am-6pm. You can also call the freephone 24-hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline on 0808 2000 247.
RNZ News
2 days ago
- RNZ News
Norwegian gynaecologist jailed for dozens of rapes
State prosecutors Eli Reberg Nessimo and Rikhard Haugen Lyng (left) during a press conference after the trial against the municipal superintendent in Frosta in Trondelag district court. Doctor Arne Bye is accused of raping 87 patients in Frosta, where he was a doctor. In addition, he allegedly abused his position for sexual intercourse with 94 women. Bye pleads guilty to three counts of rape and 35 counts of abuse of position. Photo: NTB via AFP / GORM KALLESTAD A Norwegian court on Friday (local time) sentenced a doctor to 21 years in prison for committing dozens of rapes over a period of almost two decades. Arne Bye, 55, was found guilty of committing 70 counts of rape and sexual assault during gynaecological examinations of his patients between 2004 and 2022. He was also condemned for 80 instances of abuse of his position. Bye committed the acts at his medical practice in the town of Frosta in central Norway. The court in the city of Trondelag barred the doctor from exercising his profession indefinitely and demanded he financially compensate his victims. Ninety-four women testified during the trial, describing how Bye committed multiple acts of non-consensual touching and digital penetration without medical justification. The acts all constitute rape under Norwegian law. Bye also filmed the assaults. "The suspect's actions make this case an extremely serious one. The actions are unacceptable," the Adresseavisen newspaper quoted judge Espen Haug as saying in court. The sentence matched the one requested by the prosecution. Bye's defence had argued for a lesser sentence, recognising only 20 of the rapes. - AFP
BBC News
2 days ago
- BBC News
Court sentence doctor to 21 years in prison for raping im patients
One court for Norway don sentence one doctor to 21 years in prison on top accuse say e rape and sexually abuse dozens of women, for one case wey shake di Scandinavian kontri. Di court find di former doctor guilty of 70 counts of rape and sexual assault. Court also convict am of 82 counts of abuse of im position as a doctor, Norwegian media report. Almost all di offences happun during medical examinations wey Oga Bye carry out on im patients wen e dey work as physician for di small town of Frosta - one very small community of fewer dan 3,000 residents, near Trondheim for di west coast of Norway. Court also ban Oga Bye from practising medicine and order am to pay compensation. Warning: dis tori contain details wey fit turn some pipo belle. Di court work on di long indictment, wey include allegations wey cover nearly two decades relating to 94 women, according to Norwegian media. Oga Bye plead guilty to some of di crimes, and dem free am on some of di charges. Addressing di court for Trondheim on Friday, Judge Espen Haug tok say di case dey "very serious" and dem describe Bye actions as "absolutely unacceptable". "Di defendant actions happun for place and setting wia pipo suppose feel safe," Judge Haug tok. "Im actions don undermine public trust for di health service and for doctors in general." Di 55-year-old defendant stand on im feet, and e appear calm and unmoved as dem hand down di maximum sentence. Di judge later ask di courtroom to sit as e take more dan one hour for am to read di judgement out. Health authorities bin first alert di police to concerns about Bye for August 2022, and dem charge am a year later. Bye bin secretly install one camera for im office, Norwegian media report. Police discover di scale of im offences afta dem review hundreds of hours of footage. Dozens of women, reportedly between di age of 14 and 67, from di small, rural community bin come forward. Di earliest complaint bin date back to 2004, di most recent from 2022. Central to di case na di methods Bye dey use for medical examinations. Ova four months, di court hear details of non-consensual touching plus inappropriate pelvic examinations wey Bye conduct. Dis acts constitute rape under Norwegian law, wey differentiate between penetrative and non-penetrative rape. Di court also see say Bye use non-medical equipment, like deodorant, during dis exams, wit no justification for doing so. Di defence attorneys bin ask for lower sentence of around 17-18 years as Bye plead guilty to di rape of 21 victims. Prosecutors tell public broadcaster NRK say dem dey okay wit di verdict and go review di outcome bifor dem consider any appeals. Bye lawyer also say dem go take some time to read di verdict properly bifor dem decide weda to appeal.
BBC News
2 days ago
- Health
- BBC News
Norway: Doctor Arne Bye jailed for raping and assaulting patients
A court in Norway has sentenced a doctor to 21 years in prison for the rape and sexual abuse of dozens of women, in a case that has shocked the Scandinavian GP Arne Bye has been convicted of 70 counts of rape and sexual assault. He was also convicted of 82 counts of abusing his position as a doctor, Norwegian media all of the offences took place during medical examinations that Bye carried out on his patients while he worked as a physician in the small town of Frosta - a tiny community of fewer than 3,000 residents, near Trondheim on the west coast of was also banned from practising medicine and ordered to pay compensation. Warning: this story contains details some may find court had deliberated over a lengthy indictment, which included allegations spanning nearly two decades relating to 94 women, according to Norwegian pleaded guilty to some of the crimes, and was also acquitted on a number of the the court in Trondheim on Friday, Judge Espen Haug said the case was "very serious" and described Bye's actions as "absolutely unacceptable". "The defendant's actions happened in a place and setting where people are supposed to feel safe," Judge Haug said. "His actions have undermined public trust in the health service as well as doctors in general."The 55-year-old defendant stood on his feet, appearing calm and unmoved as the maximum sentence was handed courtroom was then asked to sit as it took more than an hour for the judgement to be read authorities had first alerted the police to concerns about Bye in August 2022, and he was charged a year had secretly installed a camera in his office, Norwegian media reports. Police uncovered the scale of his offences after reviewing hundreds of hours of of women, reportedly aged between 14 and 67, from the small, rural community came forward. The earliest complaint dated back to 2004, the most recent from to the case had been the methods Bye used for medical four months, the court heard details of non-consensual touching and inappropriate pelvic examinations conducted by act constitute rape under Norwegian law, which makes a distinction between penetrative and non-penetrative was also shown to have used non-medical equipment, such as a deodorant, during these exams, with no justification for doing defence attorneys had sought a lower sentence of around 17-18 years as Bye had pleaded guilty to the rape of 21 told public broadcaster NRK that they were satisfied with the verdict, and would review the outcome before considering any lawyer also said he would take some time to read the verdict properly before considering whether to you have been affected by any issues in this report, help and support is available at BBC Action Line.
Malay Mail
2 days ago
- Malay Mail
Norwegian gynaecologist who filmed rapes of patients gets 21-year jail sentence, barred from practising medicine ever
OSLO, June 6 — A Norwegian court on Friday sentenced a doctor to 21 years in prison for committing dozens of rapes over a period of almost two decades. Arne Bye, 55, was found guilty of committing 70 counts of rape and sexual assault during gynecological examinations of his patients between 2004 and 2022. He was also condemned for 80 instances of abuse of his position. Bye committed the acts at his medical practice in the town of Frosta in central Norway. The court in the city of Trondelag barred the doctor from exercising his profession indefinitely and demanded he financially compensate his victims. Ninety-four women testified during the trial, describing how Bye committed multiple acts of non-consensual touching and digital penetration without medical justification. The acts all constitute rape under Norwegian law. Bye also filmed the assaults. 'The suspect's actions make this case an extremely serious one. The actions are unacceptable,' the Adresseavisen newspaper quoted judge Espen Haug as saying in court. The sentence matched the one requested by the prosecution. Bye's defense had argued for lesser sentence, recognising only 20 of the rapes. — AFP
