Bloodhound Gang members under criminal investigation in Russia for desecrating national flag in concert, The raunchy American rockers of the Bloodhound Gang are under criminal investigation in Russia for a performance in the Ukraine earlier this summer.
During a performance at Kiev's Green Theater on July 31, bassist Jared Hennegan stuffed a Russian flag down his pants. A show the "Bad Touch" rockers had planned to play at a Russian rock festival was subsequently canceled, reportedly on orders directly from Russian authorities. The band members were later banned from entering Russia for five years.
A statement on the Russian investigative Committee's site accuses Hennegan, whose stage name is Jared Hasselhoff, and singer James Moyer Franks, who is known by the stage name Jimmy Pop, of "inciting hatred and enmity."
"According to the findings of the comprehensive psycho-linguistic forensic examination, Hennegan's actions committed with the use of the national flag of Russia are derogatory in nature and can be perceived as a desecration of a national symbol," the statement reads.
"Moyer, Hennegan, and other unknown persons entered a criminal plot aimed at disgracing Russian citizens and formed a criminal group to that end," it continues.
The charge of "inciting enmity and humiliating human dignity" carries a maximum sentence of five years. The statement revealed that the Russian Investigative Committee is considering putting Hennegan and Franks on a wanted list.
During a performance at Kiev's Green Theater on July 31, bassist Jared Hennegan stuffed a Russian flag down his pants. A show the "Bad Touch" rockers had planned to play at a Russian rock festival was subsequently canceled, reportedly on orders directly from Russian authorities. The band members were later banned from entering Russia for five years.
A statement on the Russian investigative Committee's site accuses Hennegan, whose stage name is Jared Hasselhoff, and singer James Moyer Franks, who is known by the stage name Jimmy Pop, of "inciting hatred and enmity."
"According to the findings of the comprehensive psycho-linguistic forensic examination, Hennegan's actions committed with the use of the national flag of Russia are derogatory in nature and can be perceived as a desecration of a national symbol," the statement reads.
"Moyer, Hennegan, and other unknown persons entered a criminal plot aimed at disgracing Russian citizens and formed a criminal group to that end," it continues.
The charge of "inciting enmity and humiliating human dignity" carries a maximum sentence of five years. The statement revealed that the Russian Investigative Committee is considering putting Hennegan and Franks on a wanted list.
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