In 1948, Karl-Erik Kejne (1913–60), a Swedish Lutheran pastor, publicly accused groups of gay men of threatening him and making attempts on his life.
In March 1950, Kejne published a sensationalist article in the newspaper Dagens Nyheter claiming that the prostitution of underage boys was rampant in the working class districts of Stockholm, being patronised by wealthy and well connected gay men whom the police did not dare arrest.
[1] This theme was quickly picked up by several evening papers, and reached the proportions of a witch-hunt.
[1] There was widespread belief in Kejne's conspiracy theory about a "homosexual mafia", supposedly controlling several criminal gangs of gay men.
[1] Kejne accused the attorney of corruption, specifically by order of Cabinet minister Nils Quensel.