Jakob Ingebriggen: the Norwegian athletics coach Gjert says to Court who is “excessively protective father”, denies abuse
The Norwegian athletics coach Gjert Ingebriggen told a Court on Monday that his children “loves” and was just an “excessively protective” father while denied the accusations of abuse.
Ingebriggen, 59, is on trial in Norway accused of abusing his son Jakob and another of his children.
The double Olympic champion Jakob said when he provided tests last week that his father “manipulated” and “controlled” During his education and in detail a series of alleged accidents.
Gjert turned to the court at the criminal proceedings of Sandnes in his defense. He said he had tried to protect all seven his children, two other of whom also became successful athletes.
“I became a father very early, with a huge need to protect. I became what could be called excessively protective,” Gjert was mentioned in court by the Norwegian state issuer.
“Highlighting relevant accidents in relation to the accusations can make it seem that I am negatively portrayed towards my children. But I huge my children immensely.”
Gjert Ingebriggen told the Court that the ambition of some of his children had been “absolutely extreme” when they started participating in sport.
“I never heard ‘you could please, but rather different requests and expectations,” said Gjert.
“Children’s requests were at a district level, nationally, at European level and world level. Later,” Dad “became” Gjert “and” Gjert “became” The accused “.”
Last week he was stated in court that Gjert hit Jakob several times after receiving a negative relationship on his behavior from school when he was eight years old.
Jakob also said that in 2008, when he was about the same age, his father hit him in the face because he was late for a race.
He described another accident a year later, when he said that Gjert kicked him in the stomach after falling from a scooter.
Jakob also said that his father threatened him in 2016 and another episode in the same period in which he said that Gjert had thrown his games of games out of the window.
