Sergei had begun to lie in court and the judge suspected him of planning on fleeing the jurisdiction – it turned out that prediction was spot on and a year later, having fled to France, he was charged with contempt of court in absentia and sentenced to two years in prison.
Consequently, he has never returned to the UK and resides in the luxury of his exquisite Belle Epoque chateau on the Cote d’Azur, with his fifth ‘wife’ and third or fourth set of children.
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