Comments | ontd_political: Nobody expects the Swedish sex-scandal!

zoram in ontd_political

Nobody expects the Swedish sex-scandal!

Jul 11, 2010 00:50

Sven Otto Littorin, member of the Swedish government until a few days ago, has resigned. At the press conference he stated that his reasons for quitting (6 weeks before the election) were an infected custody battle with his ex-wife, and pressure on his children by the media.

According to Aftonbladet, one of the biggest newspapers in Sweden, this ( Read more... )

sex work, sex, scandal, sweden

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the_nerrieds July 10 2010, 23:07:28 UTC

So the scandal is that he had sex with a prostitute 4 yrs ago? Lame. Sweden needs some pointers from the US on how it's done.

zoram July 10 2010, 23:09:19 UTC

From what I've seen, people's reactions are mostly because of the fact that a minister committed a crime punishable by prison, and then lied about it after chickening out when confronted.

the_nerrieds July 10 2010, 23:21:20 UTC

I could see how that would be worrying. He should have owned up to it.

lied about it after chickening out when confronted. evildevil July 10 2010, 23:21:58 UTC

Wuss. Mark "Hiking The Appalachian Trail Emo" Sanford lied about it and he still kept his job. We need to teach him how is done...

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zoram July 10 2010, 23:27:24 UTC

Yes, exactly.

zoram July 10 2010, 23:26:01 UTC

Why is that surprising? In Sweden, prostitution is seen as a part of a larger pattern of sexual violence against women. Exchanging money is seen as a form of coercion.

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lyssna July 11 2010, 00:56:06 UTC

I can't believe this country has finally had its own political sex scandal. Baby Sweden is all grown up. :')

Obligatory Gif! bluetooth16 July 11 2010, 03:05:45 UTC

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