One year of probation for obscene video calls to a bank: Sumy resident sentenced

Zarichnyi District Court of Sumy found a Sumy resident guilty of distributing pornographic material after he engaged in indecent acts during video calls with bank support staff. After approving a plea agreement, the court sentenced the man to one year of probation supervision. He must also reimburse more than UAH 12,700 in procedural costs for expert examinations.

According to the case file, on the morning of March 8, 2026, the man used the video chat in a mobile app of one bank to contact its customer support service twice. During the calls, he performed indecent acts in front of the bank’s employees.

An art examination found pornographic content in the video materials. A forensic psychiatric examination established that the man was intoxicated at the time of the offense.

He was charged under Part 1 of Article 301 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, which provides for liability for distributing pornographic material. In October 2026, the accused entered into a plea agreement with the prosecution and fully admitted his guilt.

In reaching its decision, the court took the following mitigating circumstances into account:

• genuine remorse;
• cooperation with the investigation;
• no prior convictions;
• positive references from his place of residence;
• a donation of UAH 5,000 in support of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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