Shmakova
Shmakova, Tomsk Oblast. Charges: Article 242 part 3, Russian Criminal Code (Illegal production and circulation of pornography (by a group of individuals, with the use of mass…). Sentence (October 9, 2024): 1 year of conditioned prison sentence, released from execution of punishment. Status: location unknown.
In brief
Tomsk Oblast · Tomsk · Students
Sentence
1 year
of conditioned prison sentence, released from execution of punishment
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 242 part 3, Russian Criminal Code — Illegal production and circulation of pornography (by a group of individuals, with the use of mass media or with significant profit).
Full wording of the charges
The reason for the case was anime drawings, among which, according to the investigation, "there are works depicting a naked girl with a male genitalia. There are also drawings depicting a man in women's clothing. In some drawings, anime characters are engaged in sexual intercourse." These images may "provoke sexual arousal in an unspecified range of individuals, and the absence of socio-cultural messaging in the material may provoke spontaneous sexual behaviour". In addition, the drawings allegedly promote "non-traditional sexual relationships".
Latest event
October 9, 2024 — first-instance verdict
The court delivered a guilty verdict: 1 year.
Timeline
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict, released from serving the sentence · 1 year
· Persecution begins
Details and sources
Full summary
A student of the Tomsk Governor's College of Culture and Arts. She curated a social media page in VKontakte network, where she posted her anime-style drawings. She was prosecuted for distribution of pornography after her classmate found "drawings with pornographic content" on the page in January 2024. She notarised the pictures and, along with other college students, filed a complaint to the deputy principal of her college and the supervisor of the study group. On 9 October 2024 Shmakova was given a one-year suspended sentence, but was released since she expressed repentance in court.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 242 part 3, Russian Criminal Code
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