The key facts

  • The man was sentenced to 22 years in a strict-regime colony, his daughter to 4 years
  • The perpetrators earned more than 1.2 million rubles from selling child pornography
  • The father is banned for 20 years from working with children and for 10 years from administering internet resources

Verdict in the child pornography trafficking case

In Rostov-on-Don, a verdict has been handed down against a man who committed sexual violence against two girls born in 2012, photographing and filming the acts. As reported by the press service of the Rostov Regional Court, the crimes were committed from 2020 to 2023.

Distribution of recordings and earnings

After filming, the man, together with his already adult daughter, sold child pornography on social media and in messengers. The trafficking continued until 2025, and the perpetrators earned more than 1.2 million rubles from it.

The punishment

The man was found guilty under subparagraph 'b' of part 4 of Article 132, subparagraph 'b' of part 5 of Article 132, subparagraphs 'a' and 'v' of part 2 of Article 242.2, and subparagraphs 'a', 'b', 'v' and 'g' of part 2 of Article 242.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. He was sentenced to 22 years of imprisonment with restriction of freedom for two years, to be served in a strict-regime colony. In addition, the court banned him for 20 years from any activity involving children and for 10 years from administering internet resources.

The daughter's verdict

The convicted man's daughter was found guilty under subparagraphs 'a', 'b', 'v' and 'g' of part 2 of Article 242.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation and sentenced to four years of imprisonment in a general-regime colony, with a five-year ban on administering internet resources.

Context

This is not the first such case in the country: earlier, as Gazeta.Ru notes, a resident of Perm was sent to a colony for producing child pornography.