Soccer star Andreas Schjelderup, 21, is charged.
That after sharing a video with illegal content.
”What I did was illegal and not right”, he writes on Instagram.
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The 21-year-old, a regular at Benfica, tells what has happened on Instagram during Saturday night. He is charged after sharing a video with illegal content.
“I received a short video and forwarded it to a friend without thinking twice. I only watched the first few seconds and didn’t understand what it was. When my friend alerted me to the content, I immediately deleted it,” writes Schjelderup.
According to VG In recent days it has been reported in Denmark, where Schjelderup used to play, that an unnamed footballer has been charged in a case of possession of child sexual abuse material.
Expected to be sentenced
According to the 21-year-old, he was contacted by dance police earlier this year and has cooperated throughout the process.
“I take full responsibility. What I did was illegal and not right. I expect to be convicted and get a suspended sentence,” he writes.
Schjelderup describes it as a stupid mistake and now apologizes.
“I am ashamed and sincerely sorry. This does not reflect who I am as a person,” he writes.
The words of the national team captain
Andreas Schjelderup played in Danish North Zealand between 2021-2023 and had since belonged to Portuguese Benfica. He has played seven international matches for Norway.
– Andreas talked to me about this last Friday. There is no doubt that this was incredibly stupid of one of our young players. I am glad that he so clearly expresses that he is sorry for what has happened and for the victims, and has cooperated well with the Danish authorities, says Norway’s confederation captain Stål Solbakken to Dagbladet.
