A court in Moscow has banned the distribution of courses by “sex coach” Alex Leslie

A court in Moscow, following a claim from the Tver Interdistrict Prosecutor's Office, banned the dissemination of information from the website and channel of blogger Alex Leslie (Alexander Kirillov). This was reported on the Telegram channel of the prosecutor's office.

The reason for the lawsuit was a publication on social networks by a blogger “inciting violent acts of a sexual nature” towards the victims, the department said in a statement. Leslie’s “body training” courses also contained “similar illegal information.”

According to the prosecutor's office, Alex Leslie published “information calling for specific actions against females on his social networks, incited his followers, students and subscribers to act contrary to the will and consent of the victims.”

Leslie calls himself a “relations expert” and an author, although his main activity is organizing so-called “pickup trainings.” The cost of participation in a three-day course under his leadership is $300. Leslie promises to teach students to “make women fall in love with you in minutes” and quickly move on to intimate relationships.

In June of this year, several girls in Moscow reported harassment from passers-by who were performing tasks in one of these “body training” Alex Leslie. One of the training participants was arrested on June 28 in a case of sexualized violence.

The Investigative Committee opened a criminal case against the “pick-up coach” himself for incitement to rape. In August, a court in Moscow sent Leslie to a pre-trial detention center in absentia. He himself later stated that the case against him was fabricated by order of Oleg Deripaska.