Moscow court finds American father guilty of child abuse; sister says he’s innocent



ABC News’s Linsey Davis speaks with David Barnes’ sister Margaret after a court sentenced him to 21 years in prison, convicting him of abusing his sons. His family claims there’s no evidence of guilt.

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46 comments

  1. WTF would he even go over there?! Not worth it. Now, he’s not going to see his kids for at LEAST 20 yrs, unless he gets pushed out a window.

  2. This is either to swap another important person or an attempt at further destabilization by showing regular americans that the government do not give a single fk about them

  3. Situation is definitely not unique to Russia. This happens all the time in the United States as well people make false accusations, and then people get punished for it, who are innocent. This whole piece smells like just another hit piece on Russia to satisfy the industrial military complex.

  4. Why do Americans go to Russia? I’m not ever going to a country that hates America. Makes no sense

  5. Guilty of being American.

  6. I don't feel sorry for them Stay in Russia You fled there

  7. What a terrible woman to do that to the father of your children

  8. May he stay in there for life he can’t be free

  9. This story makes no sense.. he was in Texas , and claims were made by his ex Russian wife. So he's arrested in Russia…… Huh..

  10. Russia is MAGA paradise. Please go there and find out for yourselves Trumpist traitors.

  11. You can use your talents as a parent, seeking the best means of becoming successful in your job of promoting your children's well-being.

    What higher calling is there than to be a "good loving parent," more especially if you take as your role model UNCONDITIONAL LOVE which is entirely directed at growth, nutrition of mind and body, healing of mind and body, regeneration of mind and body, protection in every form and the fulfillment of every need of mind, emotions and body—all within a system of Law and Order.

    As a parent—have you measured up to UNCONDITIONAL LOVE?

    Think of families where emotional and mental abuse is rife. This is an abhorrent use of "mental power." It rebounds to the abuser in many, many ways—ill-health, sickness, addiction, depression and loss of self-esteem.

    However, do not use your brains, intellect, insight, knowledge and education as a platform from which to criticize, judge or condemn others who do not measure up to your own standards of efficiency or goodness in any area of your life.

    At the same time—since to criticize, judge and condemn is as natural as breathing to the selfhood/personality (humanhood)—do not attempt to deny your perceptions of what might be improved. To do so is to deny the reality of the evolutionary process.

  12. come on, whats with all the bots spreading russianphobia? russia is as safe as america. if you don’t want to get arrested don’t commit crimes

  13. Pack his food really nasty looking outside so it's less likely to be stolen. Research making real pastes to which he can add hot water, eg, ginger, onion, garlic for the immune system

  14. Russians are crazy. Ive worked with one. They arent normal people.

  15. You pay us big bribe or else u go-to prison for long time

  16. Just cuz the American court couldn't find anything doesn't mean there wasn't anything there. You ever heard of home cooking😂😂😂

  17. And they wonder why Tucker didn’t ask tougher questions lol

  18. I dont get it?.was this crime comitted in the usa.why was it prosecuted in Russia or he accused of going over there and abusing them?

  19. If he was of color and actually committed the crime the Biden Crime Syndicate would trade a war criminal for him!

  20. It’s unfortunate for him, but these are consequences of choices he made…he married a Russian, he traveled to Russia knowing the tension between the countries. More importantly, we’re only being presented with one side of a story in a 6 minute clip, with no evidence. Therefore, I’ll reserve my condemnation and my support.

  21. Lets be honest with our system he would of probably been found guilty here in the usa as well. All these legal systems are broken.

  22. Very very sad. I hope he gets back home. Why are earth do these people Merrian Russians seems like a fair amount of him just cause trouble

  23. So happy my government flew my mom back so I wouldn't be born in Moscow.

  24. I'd bet Russia doesn't have the crime the west does.

  25. Prison or jail isn’t to make accommodation for someone’s needs!!

  26. His ex-wife knew Putin had her back 😡😱

  27. Sounds like a mail-order bride gone very wrong. These women never marry for love. When will these men learn?

  28. He's just a pawn of the Putin regime, a bargaining chip for future use.

  29. Another stupid American goes to Russia and gets arrested and put in prison. Wow! Big surprise. Russia, North Korea, and Iran. If you have an American passport/residency – don't go there! Biden, do not trade a bunch of high level/value prisoners for this moron. I'm so sick and tired of us wasting millions of dollars and and thousands of hours of effort investigating and prosecuting arms dealers, criminals etc etc… Only to trade them for careless idiots like this. /// (This coming from someone who has traveled to Russia numerous times before the current conflict in Ukraine broke out. )

  30. Hilarious. From Texas to russkiy mir

  31. This is evidence of Trump and GOP saying Russia isn't bad and people taking that for face value…vote BLUE

  32. A crime committed in Texas being adjudicated in Russia something fishy Americans please stop going to countries that are enemies with the United States I feel sorry for him but he should have sought the help of the FBI before he went there

  33. The KIDS are abducted America citizens, the USA needs to send for them kids and retrieve them from that lady!!! BIDEN IS FAILING AGAIN

  34. That is proof that Russia fucking hates Americans

  35. The government needs to step up!!! This is crazy, they both had custody, yet she’s allowed to take there kids????? What is won’t with the messed up government, she should have never been able to leave the country with them kids without his consent.

  36. Americans are just stupid its mind blowing

  37. Why are any Americans in Russia?

  38. Well that’s what you get for marrying a mail order bride scammer.

  39. I know what you're trying to do, MSM

  40. Is this an example of whyte-on-whyte criminality & thugs?

  41. CYFD Albuquerque New Mexico worst when it comes children living

  42. Physical discipline is still used on children in Russia.
    Half the father population along with the orphanages staff could be sentenced for the same.

  43. Why did he let the children go to Russia? Why weren't their passports flagged?
    The dad or US government stuffed up by letting the kids go to Russia in yhe first place.