Jakob Ingebrigtsen's dad convicted of assaulting his daughter but acquitted of abusing Olympic star
JAKOB INGEBRIGTSEN's father has been cleared of abusing the Olympic gold medallist, although he's been FOUND GUILTY of assaulting his daughter, Ingrid.
Norwegian athletics star Ingebrigtsen accused his father and former trainer, Gjert, of years of physical and psychological violence throughout his childhood.
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But a court has deemed there to be insufficient evidence to convict Gjert of the allegations made by his youngest son.
The court did, however, find Gjert guilty of hitting his daughter Ingrid with a towel during a heated row about her going out with friends back in 2022.
The court said there wasn't any serious indication of the fear Jakob alleged Gert instilled in a TV documentary following the family.
It also deemed a recording of an argument between the pair at St Moritz training camp in 2019 as insufficient evidence to prove Jakob's claims.
The verdict read: "Jakob shows no signs of fear or submission in relation to the defendant.
"He stands his ground and retaliates against the defendant's verbal abuse.
"Violence in close relationships can occur in secret and remain hidden from the outside world.
"However, the explanations and recordings reviewed in the preceding paragraphs are difficult to reconcile with the prosecution's claim that the defendant subjected Jakob to continuous and repeated abuse throughout the period from 2008 to 2018.
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"Even though Jakob and his brothers and spouses have given credible statements, the total weight of the statements and other evidence reviewed means that the court must conclude that there is reasonable doubt about the defendant's guilt."
Gert was responsible for the successful training regimes of his sons, Jakob, Henrik and Filip.
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Henrik and Filip tasted European glory, while Jakob, who cut coaching ties with his old man in 2022, won 1500m and 5000m at the Tokyo and Paris Olympics, respectively.
In October 2023, the brothers bravely penned an article detailing alleged abuse from Gjert, who they accused of "using physical violence and threats as part of their upbringing."
Gjert, who admitted he had a "traditional and patriarchal" parenting style, vehemently denied the allegations.
His lawyer, John Christian Elden, said: "This case has no winners.
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