Volgograd 'Mama at 16' Contestant Accused of Abusing Infant
Prokhor admitted that the scandal was artificially staged
Tatyana, a resident of Volgograd who appeared on the reality show «Mama at 16», has been accused of sexually abusing her own child. The allegations first appeared in anonymous Telegram channels.
«A young woman named Anastasia said that Tatyana, a Volgograd resident who took part in the reality show «Mama at 16», filmed sexually explicit videos with her son. Allegedly, a certain 30-year-old man asked the young woman to film horrifying content for payment,» the Telegram channel«s authors wrote. «As proof of her words, Anastasia attached voice messages that she said were recorded by Tatyana. In them, the young woman says she did not do all the terrible things the man asked her to do, but she did open the diaper and kiss the child. According to the young woman in the voice message, all of this was recorded on video, and now the man who offered the fee is blackmailing her and demanding that the baby be raped. According to Anastasia, all the information has been handed over to the relevant authorities. 112 [an emergency hotline] contacted Tatyana»s mother, who said she would not speak with us. There has been no official comment from authorities so far.»
Meanwhile, a recording of a voice message appeared in a group where the show«s filming is discussed. According to the group»s administrators, the voice on the recording belongs to Tatyana herself:
«Because I«m that kind of person, an anxious one, I wanted to make sure what would happen under the very [worst] circumstances, a complete … I embellished it a bit for her, as if I was kissing him with tongue,» a female voice says. «In reality, none of that happened, I didn»t touch him. I only remember kissing him a couple of times, but that video circle lasted 10–15 seconds — and that was it. I just wanted to make sure what would happen if it was the full thing. Plus I was in an inadequate state, I was having a hysterical episode at the time. I don«t remember why, but I know for sure that I greatly embellished those delicate moments.»
The voice message was posted alongside a statement from the community«s administrators:
«Our dear subscribers, we want to express enormous gratitude for your help in this difficult matter,» the Telegram channel«s authors wrote. «Tatyana treated her child very badly. Through great effort we gathered ourselves and appealed to many authorities to punish Tatyana and save the child. Selling videos with your own child is very bad, no financial situation can justify it. We hope that soon Tatyana, and now also Prokhor, will get what they deserve. As you have already realized, there was no hype.»
Prokhor, Tatyana«s husband and the child»s father, wrote on his Telegram channel on 5 August:
«They just sent me a video where Tatyana is being blackmailed. Some [nonsense]. Please give feedback, this is really very important, so that Tatyana can answer me on Instagram (the organization belongs to Meta, which is recognized as undesirable and banned in Russia), because she is blocked everywhere.»
The next day the young man published a new post:
«Ha-ha-ha, guys, you know what? The trolling story turned out great. It was so interesting to watch your reactions and emotions, how we all hate each other. Like, the experiment worked.»
Another post followed:
«Also big thanks to Kesh for blowing this whole circus up to the scale where it really supposedly happened.»
It was not possible to reach Tatyana or Prokhor — Tatyana«s phone was switched off, and Prokhor did not answer the editorial team»s calls. V1.RU has asked the police whether any complaints were filed on this matter and what measures have been taken.
Recall that an episode of the television show «Mama at 16» (16+) filmed in Volgograd caused quite a stir. The reason was not only the program«s subject matter and the relationship between the young parents, but also the rumors that surrounded the couple after the episode aired. V1.RU correspondents met with Tatyana and Prokhor to find out how their life had turned out away from the cameras and how true the accusations being hurled at them online were. More about the young family»s story can be read in a separate article.
