FILE PHOTO: Historian Yuri Dmitriev, who was on trial on charges of involving his adopted daughter in child pornography, of illegally possessing components of a firearm, and of depravity involving a minor, speaks with people after a hearing outside a court building in Petrozavodsk, Russia April 5, 2018. REUTERS/Vladimir Larionov/File Photo
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court on Thursday denied bail to Yuri Dmitriev, a historian who angered officials by shining a light on Stalin-era crimes, rejecting calls to free him from custody due to a coronavirus outbreak in his detention facility.
Dmitriev, 64, is accused of sexually assaulting his adopted daughter and making photos of her that prosecutors have called pornographic. He denies the accusations and says he photographed his daughter to monitor her growth because she was unwell.
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