Russian Instagram model is sentenced to 18 months in prison for attacking a traffic cop

Update: On November 21, the Moscow City Court overturned the verdict against Mayer, returning the case to prosecutors, due to procedural violations. According to the news agency RAPSI, different copies of the her sentence listed different kinds of imprisonment (prosecutors' documents indicated a “colony-settlement,” while the court's paperwork identified a “standard-regime penal colony”). Mayer will remain jailed, while prosecutors rework the case against her.

A Moscow court has sentenced the popular Instagram model Kira Mayer to 18 months in prison for attacking a traffic police officer. No evidence was presented at trial, as Mayer fully confessed to the charges. In late May, 24-year-old Mayer was pulled over while driving a Mercedes on a suspended license. When the officer began writing her a ticket, Mayer tried to grab it from his hands and then started hitting him.

On Instagram, Kira Mayer amassed more than 164,200 followers, often posting racy photos, though her account is currently inaccessible.