According to Russian reports Youtuber Pokémon Go play in the Church condemns - CNN

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After the game Pokemon Go was arrested in a church, a Russian YouTuber
He received a suspended sentence of 3 1/2 years

Russian popular YouTuber was sentenced for insulting religious believers and inciting hatred after a Pokemon Go into a church for video recording Thursday.

Prosecutors had demanded a prison sentence of 3 1/2 years, the Russian news agency reported TASS . Sokolowski, 22, said he was relieved to receive a suspended sentence for the same period.

"Overall, I'm glad I remain free" to - he said TASS .

In his video, said Sokolowski that the church after he decided to film a news report, threatens the legal consequences of doing it. He took in August when the Augmented - Reality - Game has been a worldwide phenomenon .

In the bedroom Sokolovsky enters the All Saints Church in Yekaterinburg, certain Pokémon catches and leaves.

"Who could be offended if you just go with his smartphone in a church? "He concluded.

Incitement to hatred or enmity and humiliation of human dignity - - Sokolowski was arrested the following month in accordance with Article 282 and Article 148 - violating the right to freedom of conscience and freedom of religion - the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, according to Amnesty International . It was several months in custody and faces five years in prison.

Sokolovsky pleaded not guilty for the video and apologized TASS.