17-year-old Uzbek was imprisoned in Russia for crimes against a child

A 17-year-old citizen of Uzbekistan has been sentenced to seven years in prison in St. Petersburg, Russia, for sexually assaulting a minor girl. The news was reported by Lenta newspaper.

According to the case materials, the young man committed acts of sexual assault and humiliation against a girl under the age of 14.

“He took advantage of the girl’s vulnerable situation,” the report stated.

Following the investigation, the court found the teenager guilty under Part 4, Article 132, Clause “b” of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, which addresses acts of sexual violence. The court sentenced him to seven years in a correctional colony and ordered him to pay 700,000 rubles in compensation to the victim’s legal representative.

It is worth noting that a similar case involving an Uzbek citizen occurred earlier in Russia. In August 2023, a 59-year-old Uzbek man was sentenced to 14 years in prison for molesting an underage girl. The incident took place in Kaliningrad, where the man approached an 11-year-old girl near a house on Shevchenko Street. Under the pretext of helping her find a bus stop, he took her to a hotel. On the way, he attempted inappropriate actions, bit her face, and then fled the scene on a bicycle.