Overview
- Effective January 1, 2026, serious sexual offence indictments at first instance are routed to these chambers when statutory criteria such as an expected sentence over four years or special importance apply.
- Twenty‑two judges staff the seven panels, which continue to handle youth‑protection matters alongside sexual offence cases.
- The justice authority is providing a training program focused on psychological, legal and interrogation issues specific to sexual‑offence proceedings.
- Court president Birte Meyerhoff says the specialization is designed to improve evidence assessment and the treatment of traumatized witnesses in complex trials.
- Officials cite recent police data showing 315 reported cases of rape, sexual coercion or assault from January to November 2025, an 11.7% increase year over year.