Russia: Influencer Throws His Baby Into Snows And Police Seeks Him

At the expense of one of the arrest warrants for his inconceivable move to fly – for the sake of joking – his baby in the snow, in a video that became viral. The arrest warrant against Russian Influencer from the Moscow Basmanny court, was made for Sergei Kosenko, also known as Mr Thank You, who has over 46.5 million followers on Instagram. CORVERSE The court even ordered the freezing of its assets. “The accused threw the child away and upwards, allowing the baby to fall from height. Criminal intent was not completed because the child’s fall was eased by snow cover,” the Russian authorities said in a statement. The video, which came to the attention of the Russian authorities after becoming viral online and became headlines internationally last January (2024), reportedly shows influencer throwing his two-month-old son into the air with that then landing in deep snow, as the video ends. CORVERSE Russian authorities have now issued an arrest warrant and ordered the extradition of influencer to Russia to face charges. They also ordered it to be held for two months after it reached Russian territory. Sergei Zhorin, Sergei Kosenk’s lawyer, told the local media that his client is ready to work with the prosecution authorities and provide the original footage of the video. The lawyer argued that the child was not actually used and that the “video was filmed using dolls and editing. ” However, this did not prevent Russian authorities from charging him with the attempt to cause serious physical harm to a minor. Local media say authorities have “frozen” 206 million rubles, distributed into 43 bank accounts. In case of conviction, Kosenko, who is one of the top content creators in Russia, faces a sentence of up to 10 years. Influencer shares his time between Los Angeles and Dubai.