Pavel Durov, CEO of Telegram, is also the subject of a complaint in Switzerland for violence against one of his sons

On July 29, Pavel Durov boasted of his numerous descendants. “ [émoji tête qui explose] I have just been told that I have over 100 biological children.he writes on his Telegram channel. Fifteen years ago, a friend (…) [infertile] He asked me to donate sperm (…)The head of the clinic told me that there was a shortage of “high quality donor material” and that it was my civic duty to give more. » A month later, the violence the Telegram CEO allegedly inflicted on one of his five naturally conceived children appeared on the site’s front page. Forbes.

According to information from the American magazine, confirmed by The worldIrina Bolgar, who was Mr. Durov’s partner until the end of 2018 and mother of three of his children, filed a complaint on March 27, 2023 in Geneva, where she resides, for three acts of violence against her minor son. Contacted, M^me Bólgar declined to comment. Telegram, for its part, did not respond to our requests by the time of publication.

These revelations come after Durov was charged on Wednesday in France with twelve offences, most of which were linked to organised crime. The messaging service Telegram (and therefore its CEO) has been criticised for its lack of cooperation with judicial authorities, especially in cases of organised crime or even child pornography.

Concussion

According to the judgment of Monday, October 23, 2023 of the criminal appeal chamber of the Court of Justice of the canton of Geneva, consulted by The worldM’s complaint^me Bolgar recounts three episodes of violence, which allegedly took place in the presence of her and the other two children. Two further accounts of violence were added during the proceedings.

In April 2021, when the family went to see Mr. Durov in the United Arab Emirates, where he resides, he allegedly “hit the boy” [de 3 ans] from behind, throwing it “across the room” »the court document indicates. In November 2021, it was this time in Paris where Durov would have “He patted the boy on the back again, then[aurait] He grabbed him and, lifting him off the ground, [l’aurait] shaken hard »According to this same document, which specifies:

The boy’s head had moved in all directions and his shoes had fallen off. The next day, the boy complained of nausea and was in a kind of lethargic state, according to the transcript of the messages exchanged that day. [par les deux parents].

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