Two Men Jailed After Filming Split Pose Outside Russian Cathedral

A court in Krasnodar has sentenced two local residents to 14 days of administrative arrest after they filmed and published a video featuring a split pose in front of an Orthodox cathedral. Court Finds Two Young Men Guilty The court found the 19-year-old and 23-year-old men guilty under Article 19.3 of Russia's Code of Administrative Offenses. Before the hearing, both apologized publicly and insisted they had never intended to offend anyone or insult the feelings of religious believers. According to investigators, the two men drove onto the grounds surrounding the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral on Postovaya Street in Krasnodar in two Mercedes vehicles before recording the video.