Mikhail Pletnev appeared before court

The Russian pianist and conductor Mikhail Pletnev, who is suspected of molesting a minor and the production of pornographic materials, on Monday appeared in court in Thailand, RIA Novosti reports.

On July 7, the court of the city of Pattaya released Pletnev on a cash deposit and allowed the musician to temporarily leave the country on tour. According to Thai laws, during the investigation, the court should renew or change the preventive measure of the under investigation once every 12 days, up to the end of the investigation. Every 12 days, the defendant must personally come to court in order to listen to the decision of the judge.

Details of the meeting are not disclosed. Speaking to the press at the exit from the court building, Pletnev said that he did not consider himself guilty, and spoke about his readiness to cooperate with the investigation.

Pletnev was arrested in Pattaya on July 5, 2010. According to the laws of Thailand, the conductor threatens up to 20 years in prison. He was released from custody and, on an additional bail, received the right to fly away from Thailand on tour, which began on July 8.

According to the investigation, Thai security forces and defenders of children's rights managed to go to the musician through the Internet cafe, whose owners, Thailand Taiphop Bunphasong, citizen Thailand, testified against Pletnev.

In turn, the 14-year-old Thai teenager from Branchanonhu said that he had sexual contact with Pletnev. In an interview with Life News, he said that this happened three or four months ago. According to Branchanonhu, he sometimes "helped T -shirt with housekeeping." “He also taught me to play the piano,” the teenager added. According to the neighbor Pletnev, in the musician’s house more than once you could see young guys in school uniforms.