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PATTAYA, Thailand — A Russian sex guru and his followers, one of whom claims to have evidence of Moscow's interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, were acquitted Tuesday by a court in Thailand on charges of violating labor laws but still face other charges that could land them in prison for more than 10 years. Alexander Kirillov and follower Anastasia Vashukevich, a model and escort, told reporters they placed the blame for their continued detention on U.S. officials, to whom they previously appealed for help and political asylum. Vashukevich's earlier revelation of an alleged affair with Oleg Deripaska, a Russian oligarch close to President Vladimir Putin, fueled opposition allegations in Russia of official corruption and enraged the Kremlin. Vashukevich claims to have audio recordings of Deripaska that provide evidence of Russian meddling in the U.S. polls. Deripaska has been linked to Paul Manafort, Donald Trump's former campaign manager who has been indicted on money laundering charges in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election. The group was arrested on Feb. 25 in a hotel meeting room in Pattaya, a Thai seaside resort city popular with Russian visitors. The sex lessons they hosted were attended by about 40 Russian tourists. Some participants wore T-shirts saying "Sex animator" in English with an arrow pointing to the wearer's crotch. Kirillov and Vashukevich, with half a dozen other people, were taken back Tuesday to a Pattaya court from the immigration detention center in Bangkok where they are being held. Unashamed sexual activity is business as usual for Pattaya, which is notorious for its sordid nightlife, but the allegations by Vashukevich, who uses the name Nastya Rybka on her racy social media postings, have drawn worldwide attention. Charges of working without proper permits were dropped Tuesday due to technicalities involving implementation of new regulations for work permits for foreigners, said a lawyer who represented the defendants and was present at their hearing. He spoke to reporters on condition that he not be named. Foreigners found working without a work permit can face fines of up to 100,000 baht ($3,200) and imprisonment for up to five years. Police last week added additional charges against them of soliciting to provide sexual services, which carries a maximum prison term of 10 years, and conspiracy to solicit, which is punishable by up to seven years. It was unclear when they will be tried on the new charges. Kirillov, also known as Alex Lesley, and Vashukevich managed to smuggle out a letter soon after they were arrested that was delivered by a friend to the U.S. Embassy in Bangkok, asking for asylum and saying they had important information about the U.S. election. They also said they feared for their personal safety, especially if deported to Russia. Vashukevich repeated her claims in comments to reporters before Thai authorities cut off media access to her at the Bangkok immigration detention center. Speaking to the media Tuesday after they were acquitted, they took a more conciliatory tone toward Russia, and a more suspicious one toward U.S. authorities. On arrival at the court, when reporters asked Kirillov what he wished to tell the U.S., he responded in English: "Help us. Help us any way because we don't know what is happening." But after his acquittal, he told them he thought that U.S. officials, including the FBI, may have been trying to engineer the legal proceedings to keep them in Thai detention for three or four months. In broken English, he appeared to be suggesting that the Americans wanted to find the alleged evidence themselves rather than get it by dealing with them. "This information is much more interesting for the American side. I think Russia is not involved so much as we thought about this," he said. He added that Vashukevich wrote a message for Deripaska to tell him hello and that she was waiting for him to "'come and do something' because this is everything about his case and she don't want to participate in some political situation. This is love story." Vashukevich, speaking in Russian, voiced similar sentiments. "I want to say this to Oleg Deripaska and say that we were wrong, it's not the Russian government who are trying to put us in jail, it's the Americans." At the same time, she insisted that the recordings she claims to have are still safe. "They took my phone and laptop away from me, because I have all of it on my phone and laptop. But don't worry, many people have it stored safely. And if I want for it to be revealed it will be." Vashukevich, who carries a passport from Belarus, became the center of a public scandal in early February when Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny published an investigation drawing on her social media posts suggesting corrupt links between billionaire Deripaska and a top Kremlin official, Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Prikhodko. The report featured photos from Deripaska's yacht in 2016, when Vashukevich claims she was having an affair with him and allegedly recorded him. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russian-sex-guru-follower-blame-us-for-continued-detention/ar-AAvY5ig?li=BBnbcA1

WGAF?

And does it also say they were coaching Russians?

Pretty good read. After being arrested on a work permit violating they are being held at the Bangkok Hilton claiming to have secrets for trade. they were conducting pick up classes in Pattaya. http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/from-thai-jail-sex-coaches-say-they-want-to-trade-us-russia-secrets-for-safety/ar-AAvo7hD?li=BBnb7Kz

hell he had me fooled

for that price you got a drink and got to see not only a bunch of hot guys but also a piece of history that may never be repeated- soon to be lost. Be glad you went- I encourage people to go before it's gone. A little hard for some to tip the waiter on top of that but they could use a bit (50?) also. To buy a boy a drink - he would have to be a stunner. Think I liked the other upstairs bar for that. can't remember the name of the bar for sure.

Just to clarify I "liked" Jaspers post because of the picture of the entrance. Often when I visit Soi Twilight after a pitcher of Kamakazis @ Balcony so even after many trips to TH I can't remember the actual names of specific bars I visited for yet another drink. If I am on holiday after a couple of years working and on my first full night in Bangkok a visit to a historic "temple" for 500bT plus a drink and a needed trip to the restroom on the way back to the hotel still sounds like a bargain- with a show thrown in for free.

I brought up the heartburn because of the first time visitor that wrote here about heartburn in Bangkok and the next day we are reading about his passing. Just this week I found out results from an angiogram - now getting a double coronary bypass... Glad it got diagnosed.

Online three times same link (from CruisingForSex.com ad). First two batches worked and looked real. Third time looked generic and only got the heartburn...

Same same me but no sex. Just seeing this guys pic on Grindr had me working on the house and wearing tennis shoes again. Awesome/refreshing genuine attitude in his pic for a bottom. Plain T-shirt pn a skinny flat chest, ripped jeans, old school Nikes and blonde crew cut with a thick hairline almost down to the middle of his forehead.

Brought some Viagra one year and got hellish heartburn. Surprised to read not listed on the side effects of Viagra. Anyone else have this problem?

Going to get messy with upcoming rainy season but I still miss the place. Especially with the daytime construction workers now Just need LCR to reopen ...

I like the new airplane button on Grindr. Just type in Pattaya Thailand and check out who is online there. For a premium membership you could chat with people from different locations but I already know they can barely chat back in english. Does Hornet or any other phone apps have this feature? Just nice to see what is available and to see the pictures. Lots like GayRomeo.

now Grindr has a button you can log into a different location with a premium membership. actually you just need the premium membership to chat with someone in a different location- look for free.

Thrilled to hear G.O.D. is open again.

shocking and sad. At least he accomplished a wonderful trip to Bangkok and got to see a different part of the world in his final days. My first few trips I used to think "I wouldn't mind dying here in Thailand"....

Sometimes nice see them in street clothes - can say a bit about their personality and can be a turn on. I like being surprised. Worth a try.

sildenafil gives me monster heartburn...

https://www.dreadedned.com/directory/map/1/1/

winnerboybar.com

Even after such a flight - can't sleep for all the anticipation - all you will be able to think about is a shower/change of clothes/shave. Quick walk around after and then try to sleep for as long as you can.

Have read if you jailbreak your iPhone you can change/view different locations on Grindr. Either of the other two have this feature without jailbreaking?

general shape of viagra but in "blister pack" marked only sildenafil. Only effect was like viagra heartburn. 30% of the cost of viagra. Probably from a compounding shop overseas. Won't be in TH until Feb and have some local entertaining to do . Hence I am looking "online" more for cialis

looking online my last delivery re a link on cruisingforsex.com was cheap but not exactly effective formulation. any one have a better site online? Want to spice up my encounters before my February TH trip.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MINI-DVR-USB-HIDDEN-CAMERA-MOTION-DETECTOR-VIDEO-RECORDER-LIGHTER-SPY-CAMERA-/391073033987?hash=item5b0dc4ef03:g:rEwAAOSw41xXPDMB $6.99