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A Norwegian politician who was raped in his own home by a Somali asylum seeker says he feels guilty his attacker has been deported.

Karsten Nordal Hauken said his life fell into ruin after the assault but felt responsible that the perpetrator would possibly face an uncertain future in his native country.

The rapist was deported to Africa after serving four-and-a-half years behind bars in Norway.

The brave politician, revealed his story as part of a documentary by a Norwegian broadcaster.

He explained that the attack had resulted in years of depression, abuse, loneliness and isolation.

Speaking to the broadcaster, he revealed that he was given the news over the phone by the prison.

"I felt relief and happiness that he would be gone forever," he said.

"But I also had a strong feeling of guilt and responsibility. I was the reason that he would not be in Norway anymore, but rather sent to a dark uncertain future in Somalia."

The politician turned to alcohol and cannabis as a way of dealing with the assault.

But he added that he doesn't feel anger towards the man that attacked him, instead he said he sees him as a 'product of an unjust world'.

Since giving the interview, he has written for NRK about the incident.

Writing for NRK, Nordal Hauken said: "I am a heterosexual man who was raped by a Somalian asylum seeker. My life fell into ruin, but now I feel guilty about him being sent out of the country.

"I felt relief and happiness that he would be gone forever. I felt like the Norwegian State had taken responsibility to carry out the ultimate revenge, like an angry father confronting it's child's attacker.

"But I also had a strong feeling of guilt and responsibility. I was the reason that he would not be in Norway anymore, but rather sent to a dark uncertain future in Somalia."