The Iceland Minister who had a child with a teenager 30 years ago, renounces

The Children’s Minister of Iceland resigned after admitting that he had a son with a teenager more than 30 years ago.

Ráthildur Lóa Thórsdóttir said in an interview with the media that he had started a relationship when the child was 15 years old, and who was a 22 -year -old counselor in a religious group he attended.

Then he gave birth to his son when he was 16 and was 23 years old.

“36 years have passed, many things change at that time and would have definitely addressed these problems differently today,” the 58 -year -old man He told the Icelandic media.

The Prime Minister of Iceland, Kristún Frostadóttir, told the press that it was “a serious matter,” although he said he knew little more than “the average person.”

“This is a very personal matter (and) out of respect for the person in question, I will not comment on the substance,” he said.

According to the Visir newspaperFrostadóttir said he had only received the confirmation of the story on Thursday night.

He immediately summoned the Minister of Children in his office, where he resigned.

Icelandic news agency RUV broke the story Thursday night.

Thórsdóttir revealed in an interview with them that he had met the Father, who ruled the name as Eirík ásmundsson, while working in the religious group Trú Og Líf (religion and life), which he had joined due to a difficult home life.

She was 15 years old and she was 22 years old at the time of her meeting. Thórsdóttir gave birth to his son when both were a year older.

RUV reports that the relationship was secret, but that Rasmundsson was present at the birth of his son and spent the first year with him.

However, the news agency writes this changed when Thónsdottir met her current husband.

They report that they have seen documents that Asmundssson presented to the Iceland Ministry of Justice requesting access to their son, but that Thórsdóttir denied it, while requested and received the child support payments for the next 18 years.

An ásmundssson relative tried twice to contact Prime Minister Icelandic about the relationship last week.

Frostadóttir said that when the woman revealed that she involved a government minister, she requested more information, which led to revelation and resignation.

In his television interview with Ruv last night, Thónsdóttir said he was upset because the woman had contacted the prime minister.

“I understand … what it seems,” he said, adding that it is “very difficult to get the right story in today’s news.”

While the age of consent in Iceland is 15 years, it is illegal to have sex with a person under 18 if you are your teacher or mentor, if you depend financially on you or work for you. The maximum judgment of this crime is three years in jail.

Despite giving up his ministerial work, Thórsdottir said he had no plans to leave Parliament.