St. Petersburg Woman Sentenced for Forced Oral Sex and Extortion

During the trial, the woman stated that she and her boyfriend had been in a romantic relationship for about a month until she saw messages on his phone with relatives, in which he wrote that she was merely a guarantee of Russian citizenship and money.

Consensus

• The defendant is a 41-year-old woman from Saint Petersburg.
• The victim is a 21-year-old man.
• The incident occurred in Saint Petersburg.
• The woman was sentenced to four years and one month of imprisonment in a general regime correctional colony.
• The court found the victim's testimony credible and rejected the defendant's claim of mutual consent.
• The woman used a video recording of the incident to extort money from the victim.
• The victim reported that he did not want intimate contact and was threatened with the release of the video.
• The woman allegedly struck the victim at least five times, including in the groin area.
• The court convicted her under Articles 132 and 163 of the Russian Criminal Code.
• The verdict was announced on October 6.
• The decision was communicated by Darya Lebedeva, head of the Unified Press Service of the city courts.

Points of divergence

• The woman claimed the couple had entered into a Muslim marriage (nikah) and that the video was initiated by the victim. — riamo
• The woman claimed the video was a mutual idea and that the beatings were part of a dominance game. — vesti
• The woman claimed the relationship was based on love and that the video and beatings were part of a consensual role-play. — fontanka
• The victim described the woman as 'shameful' due to religious beliefs. — riamo
• The victim stated the video was 'shameful' because he is a Muslim. — fontanka
• The woman claimed the victim wanted to record a home video. — vesti

Coverage (5 sources)

• Court sentenced St. Petersburg woman to 4 years and a month for sexual assault and extortion — РИАМО
• Saint Petersburg woman who forced a man to perform cunnilingus received four years in prison — РИАМО
• A resident of St. Petersburg was given 4 years for forcing a man into intimate relations — Вести
• Not abuse, but dominance. Not compromising material, but home video. A St. Petersburg woman received a sentence for coercion and blackmail — Фонтанка
• A woman from St. Petersburg was sentenced to four years in prison for forcing a man to engage in oral sex — Москва 24

Key entities

• Daria Lebedeva
• St. Petersburg
• Saint Petersburg
• Moscow
• Fontanka
• United Press Service of Courts
• Brief24
• Unified Press Service of City Courts

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