Report: Alexander Emelianenko gets married while in custody for sexual assault allegations

Several months ago, disturbing details emerged regarding Alexander Emelianenko’s sexual assault case in Russia, and while it looks as though he is due for a significant prison sentence, it appears the heavyweight fighter has gotten married while in jail awaiting his final sentencing.

Tofight.ru confirmed the news with a source close to the fighter and were also informed that it was his new bride Pauline who had proposed to Alex and “nurtured” the idea.

The Russian heavyweight, who spent a portion of his career fighting under the PRIDE banner, was charged with sexual assault, “kidnapping” by withholding a passport, and the forced use of “narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances.” Emelianenko allegedly stole his substitute housekeeper’s passport from her purse while she was cleaning the house and extorted her for sexual favours, while forcing her to consume narcotics.

Emelianenko pleaded non-guilty to all the charges levied against him. However, he did admit to “intimacy” with the victim, although his attorney claims “it was consensual.”

Karim Zidan

Karim Zidan is a investigative reporter and feature writer focusing on the intersection of sports and politics. He has written for BloodyElbow since 2014 and has served as an associate editor since 2016. He also writes for The New York Times and The Guardian. Karim has been invited to speak about his work at numerous universities, including Princeton, and was a panelist at the South by Southwest (SXSW) film festival and the Oslo Freedom Forum. He also participated in the United Nations counter-terrorism conference in 2021. His reporting on Ramzan Kadyrov’s involvement in MMA, much of which was done for Bloody Elbow, has led to numerous award nominations, and was the basis of an award-winning HBO Real Sports documentary.

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