JEHOVAH'S
WITNESS
CONVICTED OF PEDOPHILIA IN ROSTOV
He was
sentenced to
11 years in a penal colony
by
Anastasia Borshchova
A
resident of Rostov
was found guilty of crimes against the sexual inviolability of
minors and of
participation in the activity of an extremist organization, the
press service
of the S.K.R. [Investigative Committee of Russia] reported.
"It was
established that in the period from 2006 to 2008, the
58-year-old man committed
violent actions of a sexual nature against his own three minor
daughters and
their girlfriend," the report says.
These
crimes were
uncovered during the investigation of the case concerning his
extremist
activity. From 2017 to 2019, the man participated in the
activity of Jehovah's
Witnesses in Rostov, despite that fact that he knew about the
liquidation by
decision of the Russian Supreme Court of the religious
organization
"Administrative Center of Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia" and its
local associations.
"He
studied and
brought to the attention of the populace the contents of
religious literature
of an extremist nature, he conducted preaching and agitation
activity among
persons who were not its adherents, and he also participated in
conducting
religious meetings and collective worship services," the press
service of
the S.K.R. reports.
The
Rostovian was
sentenced to 11 years incarceration in a correctional prison
colony of strict
regime, with restrictions on his liberty for a year.
As of
the present
moment, the sentence has not taken legal effect. (tr. by PDS,
posted 17
September 2020)
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