According to Ilta-Sanomi, the couple known from the program has separated today.
A photo of the First Date at the Altar program. The person in the picture is not related to the case. MTV
Ilta-Sanomat tells that to popular First date at the altar -a man who participated in the program has been convicted of assaulting his then-wife. According to IS, the man was sentenced in the district court to nine months of conditional imprisonment for 11 assaults. Not all acts have been prosecuted.
The couple got married on the show and continued their relationship after filming. They have since divorced.
The source of Ilta-Sanomi’s article is the district court documents, which describe acts of violence in detail.
According to the woman, the man approached her several times. The physical violence started with pushing, then the acts of violence continued with things like strangulation and hitting on the head. According to IS, the man got angry with his wife because of everyday hardships. For example, once a woman had told her husband that he could clean sometime. Then the man had grabbed the woman by the throat, pushed her into the toilet and spat on her.
According to IS, MTV and the show’s production company were not aware of the incident.
The first date at the altar program has been shown in Finland since 2015 for 12 production seasons. The program is shown on MTV3 and MTV Ava.
