In St. Petersburg, a man convicted of sexual violence against his wife’s sister received a prison term after a court verdict reported by the city courts’ joint press service. The case drew attention to prolonged abuse carried out against a female victim over many years.
Court documents outline that Khurshed Boboerov engaged in sexual violence against a girl born in 1997 starting in 2005. Over the following years, until 2020, the accused repeatedly assaulted the victim in various sexual acts and subjected her to related violence. Legal proceedings established a disturbing pattern of coercion and control within the home, contributing to a long history of victimization.
The victim faced threats of retaliation, including a menacing promise that she would be left on a high floor if she disclosed the abuse. This intimidation helped conceal the crimes for a time, but the allegations eventually led to formal charges. In 2014, the victim gave birth to a child with the defendant, followed by two more children in 2016 and 2020, a detail that highlighted the prolonged and interwoven nature of the abuse and its consequences for the victim and the family.
Following an investigation, the court recognized the gravity of the offenses and charged Boboerov under two articles of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. The defense initially argued that the victim had a prior intimate relationship with the defendant when she was under the age of 18 and suggested that a secret marriage had occurred. These assertions were not substantiated in the proceedings, and the court treated them as unproven statements rather than established facts. The case nevertheless hinged on clear evidence of repeated sexual violence and coercion spanning years.
The court ultimately sentenced Boboerov to 14 years of imprisonment to be served in a maximum-security penal colony. The judgment reflects the severity of the offense and the state’s effort to provide accountability for crimes that inflicted lasting harm on the victim and her family. The sentence also serves as a public statement about protection for victims of sexual violence and the consequences faced by individuals who commit such offenses within domestic settings.
In a related note, authorities reported that the stepfather had previously raped his 11-year-old stepdaughter over a period of about a year and had transmitted a venereal disease to the victim. This portion of the case underscores the breadth of abuse that can occur within familial relationships and the urgent need for preventive measures, thorough investigations, and robust social support systems to safeguard minors and vulnerable family members. The legal process in this instance aimed to address both past crimes and the ongoing risk posed to other potential victims, emphasizing the state’s commitment to protecting children and enforcing laws designed to deter and punish serious sexual offenses.