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In a small town in Norway, TV 2 meets former MMA fighter Aron Jahnsen and two women.
– Hello. Shall we chat? Jahnsen asks the woman.
The two have contacted Jahnsen because they want him to expose, or hang out, a man the women say abused them when they were children.
JAHNSEN CONTACTED: The woman has contacted Aron Jahnsen to expose the man who raped her 31 years ago. Photo: Odd Arne Hartvigsen
– As for me, 31 years ago, and it still remains. I still feel dirty, says one of the women, who wishes to remain anonymous, on TV 2.
The man whom women want to expose on social networks has been convicted on several occasions for sexual abuse of minors, the most recent in 2012. The verdict against him establishes, among other things:
“The sexual relationship began when the girl was 14 years old. The accused was then 36 years old.”
– Why do you want this man to be exposed?
– I want people to know that, so that nothing happens to other children. The man lives near a school, and I certainly don’t want anything else to happen, the woman says.
– But this man has been convicted of these abuses. He has been in prison for it. Has he not received his punishment then?
– No, the woman thinks and continues:
– We have done nothing wrong and we have been punished all our lives.
Expose abusers
Throughout the summer, Aron Jahnsen drove from Alta in the north to Lindesnes in the south, to expose people who have been convicted of child sexual abuse and rape.
So far this summer, she has dated more than 100 people with full names and photos on social media.
– I have exposed police officers, driving instructors, doctors, kindergarten employees, politicians, the list goes on and on, says Jahnsen.
TV 2 joined Jahnsen in a neighborhood to watch him do what he calls “a job.” After meeting the two women who want the man to be exposed, Jahnsen goes to the neighborhood where the man lives.
– Now I am heading to the neighborhood of a man who has been convicted of child abuse, to warn the neighbors about who this man is, says Jahnsen, as he becomes a driveway to a house.
ON THE TOUR: Aron Jahnsen has driven this summer across lands and beaches around Norway to hang out with convicted murderers. Photo: Odd Arne Hartvigsen
– Excellent
On the stairs outside the house sits a woman drinking coffee. Jahnsen salutes, shows a photo of the convict, and asks if the woman knows him.
– No. But he didn’t look so nice, replies the woman.
– He’s not that nice either, Jahnsen replies.
– Oh no, don’t say it’s that kind of abuse, says the woman.
Jahnsen gives the woman the verdict against the man so she can read.
– Damn, are you kidding me? the woman asks.
– No. He lives across the street, Jahnsen replies.
– But then he’s sitting inside, right? the woman asks.
– No, he’s not sitting inside. He’s outside and he’s your neighbor, Jahnsen replies.
– Now I was nauseous. Many children live here, says the woman, who is clearly upset.
– What do you think of Jahnsen walking around and saying and hanging out that there is a convicted abuser living in the neighborhood?
– I think it’s great. I encourage those who dare, not many dare, says the woman on TV 2.
MOVIES: Here Aron Jahnsen films the neighborhood of a man convicted of assault. Post the video on social media. Photo: Odd Arne Hartvigsen
You want a registry of victims of abuse
In addition to telling neighbors, Jahnsen also posts a neighborhood video of inmates in a group on social media. There he has several thousand followers.
About twenty people who have hung out have reported Jahnsen for reckless behavior. According to Jahnsen, four of them have been withdrawn, while a relationship has resulted in a fine, which he refuses to pay.
– Why are you doing this?
– I want a convict record. Just a registry, which anyone can go into and check if their neighbor is a convicted abuser, he says.
– These people with whom you walk with names and photographs, have served time in prison. They have made up for it. Why do you hang them on the food you prepare?
– They just deserve it. The level of punishment is too low in Norway. Those who have been abused spend their entire lives with anxiety, depression, self-harm, etc. They go to an eternal prison, Jahnsen believes.
– Many of the people he hangs out with have families and children. Do you think something about it?
– Yes. But they should also have thought about that before abusing someone, he says.
– No one should take justice into their own hands.
Justice Minister Monica Mæland has little left for the way Jahnsen hangs out with convicts.
CRITICAL: Minister of Justice and Emergency Management Monica Mæland (H) Photo: Goran Jorganovich / TV 2
– I understand very well that this issue arouses strong feelings, but we should not have a situation in which each individual takes the law into their own hands. No one should do that, Mæland tells TV 2.
Former Justice Minister and Progress Party Justice Policy spokesperson Per Willy Amundsen has repeatedly called people who prey on children as “monsters.”
He thinks it’s easy to understand why you want to expose abusers.
UNDERSTANDING: Former Minister of Justice and Emergency Management Per-Willy Amundsen (Frp). Photo: Berit Roald / NTB scanpix
– Would you like to know if there was a convict for assault in your neighborhood?
– Certainly yes, says Amundsen.
– I think many other parents know. The most important and dearest thing we have is our children, and we must do everything possible to protect them, he continues.
– Does that mean you support what Aron Jahnsen does?
– As a parliamentary representative, I cannot say that I support an action that the Minister of Justice claims is contrary to Norwegian law. I think everyone understands that, although I sympathize with the undertones of the action, says Amundsen.
