Contact Admin. Karsberg said her study of young people in northern Greenland revealed that 14 percent of the girls and 3. She said that many people in small villages know each other, which can make reporting difficult. A sad case In March of this year, year-old Kasper Brandt from Iginniarfik was sentenced to indefinite custody for rape and indecent exposure against a series of teenage girls.
The judge deemed him a danger to the lives of others. In neither case was his prior history checked. Police can be slow to help Karsberg said it can often take a long time for a rapist to be arrested in Greenland. More Greenlandic youngsters committing suicide.
Larsen said she will be discussing the problem with the Justice Department, since the Greenlandic police operate under Danish auspices. Denmark's leading source for news in English. In addition to publishing the only regularly printed English-language newspaper in Denmark, we also provide constantly updated on-line news.
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