U.S. soldier charged with theft in Russia as TikTok videos shed light on relationship with Russian woman
An U.S. soldier who was detained in Russia after visiting a woman he was romantically involved with has been charged with theft with major damage.
An American soldier who was detained in eastern Russia while visiting a woman he was romantically involved with has been charged with “theft with major damage,” state media reported Wednesday.
Staff Sgt. Gordon Black was arrested in the city of Vladivostok last week after leaving his posting in South Korea. He was supposed to travel to Fort Cavazos, Texas, to begin a new assignment, but opted to travel to Russia instead, the U.S. Army said.
Details of the Russian criminal case are scant, but state-run news agency Ria Novosti reported that Black had been charged, citing the Pervomaisky District Court of Vladivostok. He faces two months in pre-trial detention.
Staff Sgt. Gordon Black.FacebookBlack is “accused of secretly stealing the property of a citizen T., causing the latter significant damage,” the court said, Ria Novosti said.
The confirmation of the charge came as pictures emerged on social media that appeared to give some details on the relationship between Black and a Russian woman
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