Satanist pedophile in the Moscow region sentenced to 15 years in a strict-regime colony over a manifesto justifying Nazism

Verdict in a case of justifying Nazism

The Moscow City Court has handed down a verdict to Semyon Chulkov, a resident of the Moscow region, and his accomplice Alexey Petrov in a case of justifying Nazism and calls for extremism. This was reported by the newspaper Kommersant..

Circumstances of the case

Chulkov was detained in March 2024 on suspicion of sexually abusing a minor. According to the investigation, between September and October 2022 he committed violent sexual acts against a 14-year-old girl in his car and then raped her. The man was placed under arrest on March 19, 2024.

The manifesto and ties to a banned movement

During the investigation it emerged that the defendant belonged to a Satanist movement — the International Satanism Movement has been designated extremist in Russia and its activities are banned. According to case materials, Chulkov published a manifesto on social media under the pseudonym Nosferatu Zloy, in which investigators found calls for extremism and justification of Nazism.

The punishment

The court sentenced Chulkov to 15 years in a strict-regime penal colony. He was also banned from working with children for 15 years after his release. Petrov was given three years of forced labor and a two-year ban on running websites.

Similar cases

On November 2, a verdict took effect in the Bakhchysarai district of Crimea against a man who for several years committed sexual crimes against his own daughter. According to local media, the victim was not yet 12 years old at the time of the first crime. Earlier it was reported that a pediatrician was brought to trial for 130 episodes of violence against 70 children and teenagers.