<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/russia" rel="" target="" title="Russian"><span>Russian</span></a><span> man was sentenced to four years in prison for assaulting a woman in </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/london" rel="" target="" title="London"><span>London</span></a><span> in an attack that was </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/barron-trump-london-police-assault-trial-uk-crime-news/2cbfa384-16d0-4734-84ba-5484d8e6ecc4" rel="" target="" title="witnessed on a video call"><span>witnessed on a video call</span></a><span> and reported to police by </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/usa" rel="" target="" title="US"><span>US</span></a><span> President </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/donald-trump" rel="" target="" title="Donald Trump’s"><span>Donald Trump’s</span></a><span> youngest son, Barron.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Matvei Rumiantsev, 23, was convicted by a jury on January 28 of assault with bodily harm but was acquitted of </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/rape" rel="" target="" title="rape"><span>rape</span></a><span> and choking charges.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He was also convicted of perverting the course of justice because he sent the woman a letter from </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/prison" rel="" target="" title="jail"><span>jail</span></a><span> asking her to retract her allegations.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/queensland-oil-reserve/c3952d81-23f7-4770-8eb2-bcc4d1def204" rel="" target="" title="Queensland could fast-track the opening of an oil lake the size of Singapore to ease pain of fuel crisis"><strong><span>Queensland could fast-track the opening of an oil lake the size of Singapore to ease pain of fuel crisis</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In his sentencing remarks at Snaresbrook Crown </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/courts" rel="" target="" title="Court"><span>Court</span></a><span> in east London, Justice Joel Bennathan said Rumiantsev was “totally unrepentant” and a “man given to jealousy".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>“Your lack of insight and empathy was apparent at trial,” the judge said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>“You continue to try to blame the complainant for everything that has happened.”</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/russian-man-sentenced-to-4-years-in-uk-prison-for-assault-witnessed-on-video-by-barron-trump/c1459e60-0b97-4181-a27c-1a092c82be26" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In the attack on January 18, 2025, Rumiantsev drunkenly beat up the victim, who is entitled to anonymity under </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/uk" rel="" target="" title="UK"><span>UK</span></a><span> law, when he became jealous of her friendship with Barron Trump.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>She had met the president's son, who lives in the US, through </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/social-media" rel="" target="" title="social media"><span>social media</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/looksmaxxing-trend-what-it-is-hidden-dangers-for-young-men-everything-to-know-explained/9716facc-5b9e-437d-8be2-ecac03743ee5" target="" title="The rise of Looksmaxxing: 'Creating shame and secrecy among young men'"><strong><span>The rise of Looksmaxxing: 'Creating shame and secrecy among young men'</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>During the assault, Rumiantsev answered a FaceTime call from Barron Trump on the woman's phone and turned the camera to show her crying on the floor.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The president's son then called police in the British capital and pleaded for help for the woman, telling the operator during a sometimes strained conversation: “It’s really an emergency … I’m calling from the US, uh, I just got a call from a girl, you know, she’s getting beat up.”</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police went to the address and arrested Rumiantsev, a receptionist who lived in London.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/tropical-cyclone-narelle-severe-storm-batters-western-australia-coastline/5f398dd7-33fb-4e2e-8226-79371f263552" target="" title="'By far the worst, the most scary': Tropical Cyclone Narelle makes landfall in third state"><strong><span>'By far the worst, the most scary': Tropical Cyclone Narelle makes landfall in third state</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Rumiantsev testified that he was jealous of Trump but that he also felt bad for him because he thought that his girlfriend was leading him on.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>During the trial, defence lawyer Sasha Wass said that Trump didn't know the woman had a boyfriend and questioned how much he could have seen in five or seven seconds of video.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>She said the woman had exploited her ties to Trump to make her boyfriend envious in a “relationship full of dramas".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Trump, 20, the only child of Donald and </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/melania-trump" rel="" target="" title="Melania Trump"><span>Melania Trump</span></a><span>, didn't testify in the case.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The judge praised Trump for contacting police and for helping prevent something worse.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He said the victim feared she was about to be killed.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>“Trump properly and responsibly, despite being in the United States, made sure the emergency services here were called, and he told them what he had seen,” he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><strong><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></strong></em><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><em><strong><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="" title=""><em><strong><span>Apple</span></strong></em></a><span> 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