Norway’s Schjelderup Approved for U.S. Travel Following 14-Day Suspended Sentence

Benfica’s schjelderup gets U.S. visa, eligible for World Cup after Danish conviction

Benfica winger Andreas Schjelderup has been granted a U.S. visa and can play for Norway at the World Cup, despite a 14-day suspended sentence in Denmark for sharing illegal content involving minors. 

Benfica’s Schjelderup cleared for World Cup after visa approval despite suspended sentence...

Benfica winger Andreas Schjelderup has secured a U.S. visa despite receiving a 14-day suspended prison sentence for sharing an illegal video containing sexual content involving minors. The decision clears him to play for Norway at the World Cup.

Norwegian international Andreas Schjelderup has been granted a visa to the United States, the Norwegian Football Association (NFF) confirmed.

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Schjelderup received a 14-day prison sentence in Denmark last November for sharing a video containing sexual content involving people under 18.

In his statement to the Danish court, Schjelderup said:

“I received the video on Snapchat as a bad joke. And then I forwarded it to a group of four friends, and continued this bad joke. I only saw it for a few seconds. I didn't see the whole video, but I get that there was something sexual, and that there were two young men.”

Schjelderup, who has been in strong form for Benfica recently and scored a penalty in the derby against Sporting CP, received a one-year probation period with no community service requirement.