A 31-year-old Iranian-born man, Soheil Almasy, has once again landed behind bars in Sweden after being convicted of multiple sexual assaults — yet, despite his extensive criminal record, he won’t be deported. Instead, the Solna District Court handed him a six-year prison sentence along with an order to pay more than one million Swedish krona (around €91,000) in damages to his victims.
This latest conviction marks the fourth time Almasy has been found guilty of serious sexual crimes. The court found him guilty of four rapes, two assaults, unlawful coercion, and molestation. He was acquitted on one rape charge but convicted on the rest. As Expressen reports, Almasy lured his victims through TikTok, recruiting them under the pretense of offering jobs as hosts. Once involved, he manipulated, threatened, and assaulted them, often claiming that the abuse was part of a bizarre “test” for future employment.
“In several instances, he told the victims that enduring violence was necessary for their assignments or issued direct threats,” the court noted in its judgment. Although Almasy denied all accusations, the court dismissed his defense as convoluted and contradictory.
Almasy’s disturbing criminal history stretches back more than a decade. At just 19, he was already targeting underage girls. In one shocking incident, he threatened a 14-year-old with gang rape and tried to coerce a 12-year-old into prostitution, telling her: “If you refuse, you’ll be raped by five men and watch your parents murdered.”
His career as a nurse at Stockholm’s Sankt Göran’s Hospital also ended in disgrace after he sexually harassed and threatened a female psychiatric patient. Over the years, Swedish courts have convicted him of numerous offenses, including unlawful threats, child exploitation, sexual molestation, procuring for sexual exploitation, impersonating a public official, and assault in court. He’s previously served both probation and multiple prison sentences, including a 2018 conviction that saw him jailed for two and a half years.
This latest case has ignited outrage across Sweden’s political spectrum. Richard Jomshof of the Sweden Democrats didn’t mince words, declaring: “Society has utterly failed to protect Swedish girls and women from this monster. He has no place in this country.” Social Democrat Teresa Carvalho echoed the sentiment: “Someone like him should never walk free on our streets.”
Despite the public fury, Almasy cannot be deported. He secured Swedish citizenship back in 2010. Although dual citizens may have their Swedish nationality revoked in extreme cases, there’s no indication authorities will pursue that option in his case. His lawyer, Olof Bexell, continues to maintain his client’s innocence, stating simply, “Our position is that he has committed no crime.”
With yet another conviction added to his record, Almasy remains in Sweden’s prison system — but critics fear it’s only a matter of time before he’s back on the streets.
