In Siberia, a 47-year-old unemployed man has been taken into custody in a case of child abuse

Preventive measure in a child abuse case

In Siberia, a 47-year-old unemployed man is accused of abusing a girl who was under 14 at the time of the crime. This was reported by the press service of the courts of Yugra in its statement. According to law enforcement, the perpetrator was identified and detained.

Detention until December 29

A criminal case has been opened under subparagraph 'b' of part 4 of Article 132 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation — violent sexual acts against a person under 14 years of age. The court agreed to remand the suspect in custody during the investigation: in the court's view, if left at liberty, he could influence the testimony of participants in the proceedings or flee from the investigation and trial. The accused will remain in custody until December 29, reports Gazeta.Ru.

Similar cases in other regions

The article also mentions recent verdicts in similar cases: in the Ryazan region, a man who, from July 2023 to August 2024, lured children into a shed under various pretexts and abused six children, was sentenced to 16 years in a strict-regime colony; earlier there were reports of the abuse of a girl in the Khabarovsk region. These incidents occurred in other regions and are not connected to the case reported by the press service of the courts of Yugra.