CNN —The father of decorated Norwegian distance runner Jakob Ingebrigtsen will stand trial next year after being charged with physical and mental abuse of his son, Norwegian public prosecutors told CNN Sport. “I can confirm that Gjert Ingebrigtsen on November 29th was indicted by our office for physical and mental abuse of his son Jakob Ingebrigtsen,” public prosecutor Birgitte Budal Løvlund told CNN. Jakob Ingebrigtsen is one of the world’s most successful track athletes and a huge star in Norway. From left to right, Henrik, Jakob and Filip Ingebrigtsen celebrate during the 2018 European Championships in Berlin. In a story for Norwegian newspaper VG published last year, Jakob, Henrik and Filip spoke about feeling “discomfort and fear” around their father since they were children.

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Persons: Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Gjert Ingebrigtsen, – Henrik, Filip, Jakob –, Ingebrigtsen, Birgitte Budal Løvlund, ” Løvlund, “, John Christian Elden, Heidi Reisvang, Elden Advokatfirma, Henrik, Jakob, Filip Ingebrigtsen, Alexander Hassenstein, “ Jakob, Espen Skoland, ”, Gjert, VG, Per, Gilje Nordås Organizations: CNN, CNN Sport, Paris Olympics, “ Locations: Norwegian, Sør, Rogaland, Norway, Tokyo, Berlin