Criminal suspicions | A policeman is suspected of numerous sexual crimes in Helsinki

Helsinki According to the information provided, the policeman who worked for the Helsinki police is suspected of several sexual crimes.

According to HS information, the man has worked at the Helsinki Police Department as a senior constable. It is confirmed by the Helsinki police that the police officer suspected of crimes has worked in the institution and resigned himself. The police department does not provide any additional information about the time or reason for the resignation.

Crimes came to light at the end of last year, says the special prosecutor leading the investigation Jonna Ryynänen from the Office of the Attorney General.

Since the suspect is a police officer, the investigation is led by VKST's police criminal investigation.

There are a total of nine crimes under investigation, all of which are sexual crimes. The alleged crimes have taken place over several years, ending last year. According to Ryynänen, in addition to the policeman, another person is suspected of the acts.

According to Ryynänen, they have known each other. In some crimes, they are both suspects, and in some acts, only one is being investigated.

Evening newspaper reported on the investigation on Monday evening. According to information from Iltalehti, the suspected crimes have targeted minor children.

Ryynänen does not want to comment on the exact number of victims or their ages. According to Ryynänen, there are “some interested parties” in the whole.

Criminal suspicions the investigation is carried out by the Itä-Uusimaa police. According to Ryynänen, the investigation is not quite at the end yet, but it is still going well.

At this stage of the investigation, there are no indications that other victims are involved in the totality of the suspected sexual crimes, but this cannot be ruled out at this stage either, Ryynänen says.

When asked whether the suspected crimes have taken place in the capital region, or more broadly in Finland, Ryynänen answers that the acts under investigation have taken place in several locations.

According to Iltalehti's information, a man who worked as a policeman has sent sexually suggestive messages to an underage girl. According to the newspaper, the investigation began when the girl's mother reported the matter to the police.

According to Ryynänen, the man no longer works as a police officer.