Swedish Startup Execs Arrested for Alleged Sexual Assault Against a 19-Year-Old at the W Hotel

Klarna has raised $166 million from VC power players like Sequoia Capital and Digital Sky Technologies.

Early this morning, the New York Post reported that two “Swedish tourists” were arrested for allegedly molesting a 19-year-old Texas woman at the W Hotel on Lexington Avenue and East 50th Street. The alleged attack occurred at 8 p.m. on Saturday.

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Case details on the New York State Court site confirm that Niklas Adalberth, 30, was one of the men arrested. The Post reports that Jens Saltin, 31, was also arrested. “Adalberth allegedly straddled her body while he and Saltin ripped off her clothes and fondled her,” the paper said. According to the document, the arrests occurred Saturday night around 10.30 p.m.

Both Mr. Adalberth, a former economics student, and Mr. Saltin are executives at the Swedish startup Klarna, which, based on this news, was trending just under Pinterest on Crunchbase earlier this afternoon. Read More

Swedish Startup Execs Arrested for Alleged Sexual Assault Against a 19-Year-Old at the W Hotel