Child abuse

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Moscow court detains writer accused of sexual abuse of minor

Moscow’s Khoroshevsky District Court on Friday placed writer Dmitry Starodubtsev in detention until December 13 on accusations of sexual abuse of a child.

15:35 16.10.2020

Case opened over children torture in Russian convent

A probe was launched into alleged tortures of children in the Sredneuralsk Women’s Monastery outside of Russia’s Yekaterinburg where earlier schemonk Sergius was defrocked.

12:51 06.10.2020

Pair may be deprived of parental rights for juggling their baby – Prosecutor General’s Office

The Central District Court of the town of Sochi is to hear a case against a married couple, who have published on the internet a video record demonstrating their abusive treatment of their baby daughter.

14:31 21.08.2020

Children’s Ombudsman to turn to law enforcers over alleged child abuse in Urals monastery

Russia’s Children Rights Commissioner Anna Kuznetsova is to ask the Prosecutor General’s Office and the federal Investigative Committee to launch a probe into allegations of child abuse in a nunnery situated near town of Sredneuralsk in the Sverdlovsk Region.

16:00 27.07.2020

Number of sexual crimes against minors rises in Russia – child rights commissioner

The number of crimes against sexual inviolability of children has increased by 41.7% in the last 10 years, Russia’s child rights commissioner Anna Kuznetsova has told journalists at her news conference.

17:30 24.12.2019

Destructive cult leader gets 16 years in Russian prison for grave crimes

Mitradevananda Paramahamsa, the founder of the destructive cult sect Kaula Dharma, has been sentenced to 16 years in a high-security penal colony for committing several grave crimes.

15:45 17.12.2019

Alleged murderer of 9-year-old Russian girl pleads guilty - investigators

A man arrested in Russia’s city of Saratov on suspicion of killing a 9-year-old girl pleaded guilty on Friday.

11:59 11.10.2019

Children's Rights Commissioner asks lawmakers to approve stricter punishment for pedophiles

Children's Rights Commissioner Anna Kuznetsova has asked the State Duma to step up its work on a bill envisaging tougher punishment for sexual abuse of children, so it could be approved sooner.

17:58 28.08.2019

Prosecutors appeal Russian priest Grozovsky’s sentence for pedophilia

Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office filed an appeal against a 14-year prison sentence given to Russian priest Gleb Grozovsky for sexual abuse against underage pupils of orthodox recreation camps, that had already become effective.

15:35 12.10.2018

Russian priest Grozovsky’s sentence for pedophilia takes effect

A 14-year prison sentence given to Russian priest Gleb Grozovsky for sexual abuse against underage pupils of orthodox recreation camps has become effective.

16:59 13.04.2018

Russian government approves bill on protection of children from pedophilia

Russia’s government has approved a bill on measures for protection of children from sexual violence.

13:26 09.04.2018

Bill on life sentence for pedophiles reaches Russia’s State Duma

A bill stipulating life sentence for child molesters has been submitted to the State Duma.

14:59 14.02.2018

Prosecutor seeks 15 years in prison for Russian priest charged with pedophilia

A prosecutor has demanded a 15-year prison sentence for Russian priest Gleb Grozovsky, who stands charged with sexual abuse of children.

14:47 10.01.2018

Government backs abolishing limitation period for pedophile crimes - children’s ombudsman

Anna Kuznetsova, Russia's children's rights commissioner, said during a press breakfast on Tuesday that a proposal to abolish the statute of limitations for sexual crimes against children had been endorsed by the government.

14:22 26.12.2017

Russian Supreme Court approves bill on protection of children from pedophilia

Russia’s Supreme Court has approved a bill on improvement of measures taken to protect children from sexual abuse, including pedophilia.

10:58 15.12.2017

Russian child’s rights ombudsman favors abolishing limitation period for pedophile crimes

Anna Kuznetsova, Russia's children's rights commissioner, has backed a proposal to abolish the statute of limitations for sexual crimes against minors.

15:59 19.10.2017

State Duma deputy speaker proposes life sentence for sex crimes against children

Deputy Speaker of the parliament’s lower house Irina Yarovaya proposed to fix life sentence as the punishment for sex crimes against children under 12 during the workshop panel in the State Duma on Thursday.

12:51 19.10.2017

Russian ombudsman urges to establish registry of pedophiles

Russia's children's rights commissioner Anna Kuznetsova believes that the rising number of reported sexual crimes against children calls for urgent establishment of the so-called registry of pedophiles.

13:55 01.08.2017

Husband of woman sentenced for attempt on his life put under house arrest

Vladimir Tkachenko, the husband of a woman sentenced to 6 years in prison for attempting on his life, had been put under house arrest by a court in Russia’s Altai Region.

18:01 27.07.2017

Husband of woman sentenced for attempt on his life arrested

Vladimir Tkachenko, the husband of a woman sentenced to 6 years in prison for attempting on his life, had been arrested in the Altai Region.

14:59 24.07.2017