Well-known ex-minister comes forward in criminal case over child pornography

On Sunday, Social Democrat and former minister Henrik Sass Larsen appeared in a remarkable case, where he is charged with possessing extensive child abuse material and a child sex doll, Berlingske has reported.

Henrik Sass Larsen was Minister of Business and Growth from 2013 to 2015. (photo: Folketinget)

The Copenhagen Post

Mar 23, 2025

After two days of intense rumors on social media, Henrik Sass Larsen chose to end speculation.“I have never harmed a child – and I never will. My mission has been the exact opposite,” says Henrik Sass Larsen in a press release.The charge concerns possession of sexual material such as photographs, films or the like with […]

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