– If this leads to correction, there is breach of trust – NRK Troms – Local News, TV and Radio

– It's a very serious accusation. If this leads to correction, there is a breach of trust, if a person responsible for his character has committed the acts that the prosecution implies, says the director of the Bufetat region to the north, Pål Christian Bergstrøm.

Svein Ludvigsen, a former fisheries minister and Troms county governor, was charged with accusing him on Wednesday. Through his lawyer Ulf E. Hansen, Svein Ludvigsen still rejects all allegations contained in the prosecution and claims that he is innocent. He confirms however that he knows all three of them.

Childhood, youth and family (Bufetat) is responsible for the protection of children and families by the state.

"The county governor is the supreme authority of the government in protecting the rights of children and adolescents in Troms County, and there is a great responsibility for how to perform this function," he said. Bergstrom told NRK.

Supported child protection institutions

The regional director said Ludvigsen had sought out several child protection institutions in Troms as a county governor.

After the sentence was passed and Ludvigsen was arrested in January, and Bufetat learned that it was a former county governor, the information that was provided during those visits have been communicated to the police.

"In the prosecution, it seems that there has been a relationship between Ludvigsen and a young person who has lived in one of our institutions, in the form of visits, but he is not not describe that there have been actions in this institution, "said NRK Bergstrøm. .

According to him, the Bufetat region in the north internally reviewed the need for changes to the relationship with the county authorities exercising their supervisory authority.

"But it must be said that a child protection institution should be an open hearth where children and young people should lead as normal a life as possible.

Requires new measures for asylum seekers

The asylum system must better protect young asylum seekers from sexual abuse, according to the Norwegian Organization for Asylum Seekers (NOAS). They demand further action after the publication of the accusation against Ludvigsen on Wednesday.

"Norwegian politicians should be aware that it is high time to protect these vulnerable children, they must have basic legal certainty, as well as better rights," says Jon Ole Martinsen, Senior Consultant at NOAS.

Martinsen calls for new measures to protect young asylum seekers.

– The first is that the protection of childhood supports young asylum seekers aged 15 to 18 years. The second is that the evaluations are evaluated and the representatives. Third, we are looking at a government standard for crews and the type of offer to be offered to municipalities.

Ann-Magrit Austenå, Secretary General of NOAS, reacts strongly. She calls the charges and, like Martins, believes that anyone working with asylum seekers should wake up to find out if they live in unhealthy and uncertain conditions.

"If this is correct, there is a fundamental breach of trust, especially with regard to these three factors, which Ludvigsen had to exploit blatantly, but also for all those who chose him and entrusted him with role he played in society, based on trust in the ability to manage power and authority satisfactorily.