Russian blogger faces jail for playing Pokémon Go in church


  • TECH
  • Monday, 05 Sep 2016

Gianni Vitora, 11, plays Pokemon Go as he and his family enjoy the mild weather at the start of the Labor Day weekend ahead of potential storms on the east coast of the United States caused by Tropical Storm Hermine New York, U.S., September 3, 2016. REUTERS/Mark Kauzlarich

MOSCOW: A young Russian blogger has been charged with inciting hatred and offending religious sensibilities after filming himself playing Pokémon Go in a Yekaterinberg cathedral. 

Ruslan Sokolovski is in detention for two months, a statement by the investigative committee said Saturday, and could face a five-year jail term if convicted. 

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