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28-Year-Old Sentenced to Preventive Detention for Rape

By Lars Hansen •

In brief

A 28-year-old man has been sentenced to forvaring, or preventive detention, by the Court in Herning for raping a female acquaintance in Ikast in the summer of 2022 and filming the act. He had a previous rape conviction, appealed to acquittal on the spot and was remanded in custody. A 27-year-old woman was separately sentenced in Viborg to one year for robbery and violence.

  • - Location: Denmark
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28-Year-Old Sentenced to Preventive Detention for Rape

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The Court in Herning has sentenced a 28-year-old man to forvaring, or preventive detention, for raping a female acquaintance at their home in Ikast in the summer of 2022 and filming the sexual act, according to Danish Police.

He was also convicted of a violence offence. The man had previously been convicted of rape, the prosecution authority at Midt- og Vestjyllands Politi said. He appealed the verdict for acquittal on the spot and was remanded in custody after the ruling.

In a separate case at the Court in Viborg, a 27-year-old woman was sentenced to one year of unconditional imprisonment for robbery and violence against persons in public service, among other charges. She accepted the verdict.

A 68-year-old man was remanded in custody for four weeks at the Court in Herning for possessing a large quantity of cocaine, hash and heroin in his room at Udrejsecenter Kærshovedgård.

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Published: October 26, 2026

Tags: Court in Herningpreventive detentionrape convictionIkastMidt- og Vestjyllands Politi

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