Fredrik Virtanen

Karl Fredrik Virtanen (born 15 November 1971 in Motala, Östergötland County) is a Sweden-Finnish journalist and former columnist for the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet[1] and the host for the talk show Studio Virtanen on Swedish TV8.

In 2019, the District Attorney's Office in Stockholm prosecuted Cissi Wallin, one of the women accusing Virtanen, with aggravated criminal defamation.

[8] In 2022, Swedish-American journalist Jenny Nordberg published an extensive article in The New York Times, describing the Swedish legal system regarding libel and the consequences for women speaking out against sexual abuse: "Unlike in the United States, where truth is widely considered to be an absolute defense in defamation cases, Swedish law takes a two-step approach.

The court first decides whether the alleged defamation is "justifiable"— that is, whether it's of broad public interest.

Ms. Wallin's posts, in other words, were not justifiable, and as a result, it didn't matter whether her account of their encounter was accurate.