Jakob Ingebrigtsen’s father convicted for abusing daughter

Monday marked the top of a months-long trial in opposition to Jakob Ingebrigtsen‘s father, Gjert, who was charged final 12 months for the abuse of Jakob and his sister, Ingrid. Whereas the 59-year-old was acquitted of violence in opposition to Jakob, who alleged Gjert had abused him bodily and psychologically from age seven, Gjert was convicted for abuse in opposition to his daughter. In line with BBC Sport, the daddy of seven will probably be fined 10,000 Norwegian kroner (C$1,373) and given a 15-day suspended sentence.

♦️ Gjert Ingebrigtsen discovered not responsible of bodily abuse of Jakob Ingebrigtsen
♦️ Handed suspended 15-day sentence and fined for abuse of Ingrid
♦️ Ingrid awarded compensation of 10,000 kroner (£745) by the court docket

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The only incident of assault came about in 2022, when Gjert hit 16-year-old Ingrid (who’s now 19) within the face with a moist towel throughout an argument about whether or not she might exit with associates. She moved out of the household residence shortly after. The occasion had triggered the Ingebrigtsen brothers Jakob, 24, Henrik, 34, and Filip, 32–all of whom have competed for Norway on the Olympics–to go public with their accusations of his aggression, management and bodily violence in 2023. The trial started in March.

Initially, prosecutors had pushed for a two-and-half-year jail sentence, however a suspended sentence means Gjert will face no jail time.

The court docket’s verdict

Within the verdict, the court docket acknowledged the tv collection in regards to the Ingebrigtsen household, Group Ingebrigtsen, which launched in 2016, didn’t painting the concern Jakob claimed he skilled due to his father. “Jakob reveals no indicators of concern or submission in relation to the defendant,” the decision learn. “Although Jakob and his brothers and spouses have given credible statements, the whole weight of the statements and different proof reviewed implies that the court docket should conclude that there’s cheap doubt in regards to the defendant’s guilt.”

Gjert had been the longtime coach of Jakob and his older brothers. In 2022, the trio introduced their father would not be teaching them, on account of well being causes. On the 2023 World Championships in Budapest, Gjert was denied accreditation.

“This case has no winners, and as we speak’s verdict reveals that each one these affected have been uncovered to an unlimited burden that ought to have been averted,” Gjert’s lawyer John Christian Elden stated.