COPS has issued an arrest warrant for an influencer who filmed himself launching his child into a pile of snow to get likes on social media.
Sergei Kosenko, the Russian millionaire behind the dangerous stunt, dumped the innocent baby who was thought to be just two months old at the time.
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Sergey is known as “Mr. Thanks” on social media, where he has 46.6 million followers on Instagram alone.
The self-described actor, singer, influencer, and entrepreneur posted the video in January 2024.
The viral clip has been viewed thousands of times around the world, and now, a year later, police are taking action after a growing backlash.
Painful slow-motion footage shows Sergei launching the toddler into the air, leaving him to collapse again land.
The child, wearing only a coat for protection, completely disappears into the deep, drifting snow.
Russian authorities have since issued an arrest warrant for Sergei, and also ordered the confiscation of his assets Frozen.
Local media reported that the authorities did this Frozen RUB206m (£1.6m) spread across 43 bank accounts.
Basmani District Court Moscow Arrested In absentia, that is, he was not present at the time the order was issued.
Russian authorities said in a statement: “The accused threw the child away from himself and upward, allowing him to fall from a height.
“Criminal intent has not been completed by mitigating the child's fall before snow cover.”
Although an extradition order was not issued for the influencer, the authorities ordered his detention for two months from the moment he arrived on Russian territory.
Sergei claimed that he actually used a baby doll in the clip and did not put his son in danger.
Sergey Zorin, The suspectHis lawyer told local media that his client is ready to cooperate with law enforcement authorities.
The suspect He now faces charges of attempting to inflict serious bodily harm on a minor and failing to fulfill his duties in raising the minor.
If convicted, Sergei faces up to 10 years in prison for his crimes.
The video received significant backlash when it was posted, so much so that Sergei later removed it.
Sergey titled the video “LeoFirst flight.
Although he removed the video, this did not stop Sergey from posting more dangerous videos later snow Jumping.
He posted two more videos of him and the child's mother jumping in snow.
He accompanied these photos with the caption: “Beware! This is it snow! Don't repeat! “Very dangerous.”
This is also not the first time Sergei has come under scrutiny for his stunts Social media.
In 2021, he attracted similar negative attention after driving a car around Moscow with a woman pinned to the roof.
The influencer currently lives abroad, with reports suggesting he divides his time between Los Angeles and Dubai.
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