Posted on 11/24/2017 5:38:37 PM PST by dynachrome
The paper broke the news on Tuesday when it published the testimony of 18 women claiming to have been assaulted or raped by one of the most influential figures in Stockholm's cultural scene.
- 'Everyone has always known'-
The accused man's name has not been published in the media due to Swedish laws on the presumption of innocence. But his identity is generally known by the public as he is a high-profile person in cultural circles and his name has appeared in online chat forums discussing the issue.
He did not respond to AFP's request for a comment, though he told Dagens Nyheter he was innocent.
(Excerpt) Read more at yahoo.com ...
Shouldn't be too hard to find out.
“Culture Minister Alice Bah Kuhnke said she regretted honouring him with the 2015 Order of The Polar Star...”
Seems fitting, given what he’s been doing with his little dipper.
“After the reorganization of the orders in 1975 the order is only awarded to foreigners and members of the royal family.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_Polar_Star
Could explain why the press won’t name names.
hmmm...
From a Swedish site:
“Today the Order of Seraphim and the Order of the Polar Star are only conferred on foreign citizens or stateless persons for services to Sweden.”
My internet-fu is not good today. I cannot seem to come up with 2015 winners of the Polar Star. No lists?
Maybe this person:
Yeah, that’s probably him. Looks like he was pretty busy Thanks!
“Swedish Academy, which since 2010 financed its business by 126,000 kr per year, canceled all cooperation with Arnault on November 23, 2017. The reason was reported by Dagens Nyhet’s review of Arnault’s behavior, as well as his conduct towards members, members of the daughters, members of the wives and staff at the Academy’s office. [ 6 ]”
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