Journalist and TV host Sisse Sejr-Nørgaard has been sentenced to 30 days of unconditional imprisonment for stalking and identity theft. The Eastern High Court made the ruling on Friday afternoon.

The case stems from events in the summer of last year, when Sejr-Nørgaard subjected a woman to stalking and identity theft for approximately one month. The journalist discovered that the woman had been corresponding with her husband, journalist Esben Bjerre, and suspected an affair.

Sejr-Nørgaard confessed to entering the victim’s personal information into at least 81 forms, resulting in the woman receiving unwanted newsletters, booking confirmations, phone calls, and messages. Tables were booked, letters were sent to psychologists and a pest controller, and beauty clinics were contacted in the woman’s name.

While the City Court initially handed down a suspended sentence of 30 days, the State Prosecutor in Copenhagen appealed the verdict, seeking an unconditional sentence of at least three months. Special Prosecutor Michala Christgau argued that the harassment was planned and the victim was unable to stop it. She also noted the irony of Sejr-Nørgaard having hosted a documentary on identity theft.

Sejr-Nørgaard confessed to the charges in Copenhagen City Court in March and repeated the confession in the High Court. She described her actions as “complete idiocy” and apologized to the victim, stating that she was affected by illness in the family that summer.

Her defender, Jakob Buch-Jepsen, argued that the prosecutor’s claim was excessive, given her confession and good personal circumstances. The victim’s assistant lawyer, Miriam Michaelsen, demanded DKK 60,000 in compensation for non-pecuniary damage, but this issue will be addressed in a separate case by the Compensation Board.