Texas father detained in Russia sentenced to 21 years in penal colony despite ‘almost no evidence’
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Texas father David Barnes was sentenced to 21 years in a Russian penal colony this week after his wife allegedly fled to Russia with his two sons.
"Frankly, I'm horrified," Barnes' defense attorney, Gleb Glinka, told ABC News outside the courthouse. "There was almost no evidence that the court could base that verdict on." Anders Hagstrom is a reporter with Fox News Digital covering national politics and major breaking news events. Send tips to Anders.Hagstrom@Fox.com, or on Twitter: @Hagstrom_Anders.
Koptyaeva is alleged to have illegally taken her and Barnes' children out of the U.S. in the midst of a custody dispute in 2019. Interpol then declared both sons missing, and the U.S. transferred custody rights to Barnes, though that could not be enforced because the children were taken to Russia.
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