Trond Birkedal

Trond Birkeland
Born 22 March 1980 (1980-03-22) (age 31)
Stavanger, Oslo
Nationality Norwegian
Years active 1996–2011
Home town Stavanger
Political party Progress Party

Trond Birkedal is a former Norwegian Progress Party politician who occupied a number of senior posts, including chairman of the Youth of the Progress Party and member of Progress Party's central executive committee and national board.[1] Locally, he was a member of the Stavanger city council and Rogaland county council.[2] In addition, he was running for Mayor in the 2011 local elections.[3]

In 2011 he was charged with having sex with a minor and sexual misconduct.[1][4][5] He is also suspected of sexual offences against 13 boys.[6] Subsequently, Birkedal resigned from all political offices,[7] effectively ending his political career.

References

  1. ^ a b Verdens Gang: «Han har gått på trynet før, det har han lært av»
  2. ^ Birkedal: – Jeg er ferdig med politikken
  3. ^ Frp må finne ny ordførerkandidat
  4. ^ Dagbladet: Trond Birkedal siktet for sex med person under 16 år
  5. ^ Dagbladet: «Jeg så at han likte unge gutter, men trodde han visste hvor grensa gikk»
  6. ^ Østebø, Jone (15 July 2011). "Birkedal mistenkt for produksjon av barneporno". Stavanger Aftenblad (Norway). http://www.aftenbladet.no/lokalt/stavanger/Birkedal-siktet-for-produksjon-av-barneporno-2837292.html?xtor=RSS-2. Retrieved 16 October 2011. 
  7. ^ abcnyheter: Ville kastrere seksualforbrytere
Preceded by
Bård Hoksrud		 Chairman of the Youth of the Progress Party
2002–2008		 Succeeded by
Ove Vanebo