Prosecutor seeks up to six years for Iris Helga

Prosecutors are seeking a prison sentence of five to six years for Iris Helga Jónatansdóttir, who is charged with stalking, defamatory allegations, false accusations, forgery and violations of child protection laws, mbl.is reported.

The request was made during closing arguments at Reykjanes District Court. The prosecutor said recent restraining orders imposed on Iris Helga after the trial began should count as an aggravating factor. Prosecutors are also seeking up to three months in prison for a man who admitted smearing faeces on the belongings of alleged victims.

The prosecutor reviewed electronic evidence, including data from Iris Helga’s computer, and cited email and Facebook accounts allegedly used to make derogatory comments about several people. She is charged with offences involving nine individuals between 2022 and 2025. The indictment contains 68 counts.

Among the most serious allegations are that she accused several men online of sexual offences and child sexual abuse, including through TikTok, email and Facebook accounts. She is also accused of repeatedly sending threats and messages referring to physical violence, arson, property damage and poisoning a dog.

She is further accused of forging a death notice about one of the men and sending it to Morgunblaðið, falsely reporting that he had died.

According to the indictment, Iris Helga tried to persuade others to assault one man and asked another man to smear faeces on the door handles of a family home and car. She is also accused of harassing people at their homes, including by distributing defamatory notes and, with the help of her young daughter, putting syrup through a letterbox.

Other allegations concern harassment of the men’s children through messages, accusations and contact with schools and child protection authorities. The prosecutor said there was no evidence to support an allegation that a child had posted disparaging comments about her father in a Facebook group.

The prosecutor also said Iris Helga followed one man’s daughter on TikTok using four fake accounts, accused the girl’s father of serious sexual offences and ensured the accusations reached the child. She is also accused of emailing the man’s employers with allegations of sexual offences.

She is charged with making reports to child protection authorities alleging neglect by a man and his girlfriend, whom she is also accused of repeatedly harassing. The prosecutor said the evidence showed those allegations were false and described the evidence in the case as overwhelming.