A prominent festival boss is accused of rape – “I haven’t done anything wrong”

Simerock’s organizer is accused of rape.

Simerock is a big, annual festival in Rovaniemi. Simrock

Festival organizer Samuli “Sime” Yliaskaa accused of rape.

The case will be heard in the district court of Lapland on April 11. The case was initiated last September.

Yliaska denies his guilt.

– I have not done anything wrong. We will prove this in the courts, Yliaska told Iltalehte.

Yliaska cannot comment further at this stage of the legal process.

Yliaska has been organizing Simerock in Rovaniemi for over 20 years. Last year, the event gathered more than 26,000 visitors. Simerock is Lapland’s biggest festival.

Reported about it first Stop.

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