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Russian Blogger Convicted of Distributing Pornography, Spared Prison
Yahoo • • world
Key Points:
- Sonya Marmeladova, aka Sofia Vershinina, a Russian sex blogger, was sentenced by a Moscow court to three years of suspended punishment for distributing pornography through paid Telegram channels.
- Prosecutors claimed she earned about 30 million rubles (~$385,000) from explicit content since January 2024, which she used to buy luxury items including a Moscow City apartment.
- The court fined her 4.8 million rubles (~$60,000) and confiscated an iPhone 16 Pro Max, but returned sex-related equipment found at her residence.
- Vershinina was charged under Article 242 of the Russian Criminal Code, which addresses illegal production and distribution of pornographic materials, punishable by up to six years in prison.
- This case reflects a broader crackdown by Russian authorities on adult content creators and platforms like OnlyFans, with other high-profile cases such as Diana Shurygina also facing charges related to pornography distribution.
