Viciebsk city department of the Investigative Committee completed the investigation of the criminal case against a resident of the Leningrad region of Russia. He is accused of "crimes against sexual freedom". The materials of the criminal case were transferred to the prosecutor for referral to the court.

Svetlana Sakharova, the official representative of the USC for the Viciebsk region, said that it was an Orthodox priest. He was charged with part 1 of Article 14 and part 2 of Article 171 (attempt to organize and use prostitution by others, involving the export of persons from the state for the purpose of prostitution, in the absence of signs of a more serious crime committed by a person who previously committed the crime provided for Article 171 of the Criminal Code) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus. From the moment of detention, the accused is in custody.

According to Russian media, Father Nikolay (Kireev), who served in the church in the Leningrad region, was detained. He left the temple on August 2, informing the family that he was going on a pilgrimage. When two days later he stopped answering calls, the wife turned to the police. The priest was able to find a priest at the roundabout in Belarus.

During the detention, Father said that he was going to take the women to St. Petersburg. Over the past few years, he traveled to Viciebsk four times, reports NTV.

According to the investigation, a 39-year-old man from April to August 2017 conducted correspondence on the Internet with two residents of Viciebsk. Having received their consent to engage in prostitution in St. Petersburg for a monetary reward, he arrived in Viciebsk to take the girls to Russia. But when he took a bus in Viciebsk – St. Petersburg, he was detained.

In addition, it was established that, having previously agreed with the 19-year-old Tajik citizen and other persons, Father Nikolai in January-February 2017 corresponded on the Internet in the same way with girls who live in other regions of Belarus. Under his instructions, a Tajik citizen arrived in February in Homiel, where he held recruiting talks with the girls. But when she boarded the Homiel – St. Petersburg train, she was detained. In Homiel, she was sentenced to 5 years imprisonment. Behind the bars, she identified a priest in the TV, who sent her to Homiel for two girls.

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