Oslo rape threat higher for ‘russ’

Police and voluntary organizations in Oslo have warned of the dangers and consequences of rape in the light of recent high profile cases and the beginning of the party season for graduating high school graduates known as ‘russ’. Despite this, the first rape incidents of the ‘russ’ season were reported on Sunday night. A number [...]

New leads in Oslo rape cases

Vital DNA evidence has been retrieved in the effort to bring to justice the perpetrators of a series of rapes in Oslo since Saturday night, while the Labour Party candidate for leader of Oslo city council has controversially called for new asylum seekers to be psychologically tested to find possible rapists. Police confirmed that they [...]

Police investigate prostitute rapes

Police are investigating reports of three rapes of foreign women in Oslo during the past week. A police spokeswoman has described the cases as “brutal” and “extremely serious.”  All three occurred in apartments being used by the women, who reportedly have been working as prostitutes in Oslo. Street solicitation was outlawed in Norway last year, [...]