Students of pickup coach Alex Leslie could face up to 6 years in prison.

Solovyov, an honored lawyer of Russia, said that followers of blogger and sex coach Alex Leslie (aka Alexander Kirillov), who on his advice grabbed unknown girls on the street by the buttocks and offered them sex, risk getting from three to six years in prison.

"Grabbing women by the buttocks and offering them to go to the toilet in order to have sexual intercourse forms part of certain illegal acts under the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation," the lawyer explained in an interview with aif.ru Thursday, June 26th.

According to him, if a person simply harasses passers—by on the street, this is regarded as minor hooliganism and is punishable under the Administrative Code with a fine of 1.5 thousand rubles or administrative arrest for up to 15 days. However, if the actions are of a pronounced sexual nature, they can be classified as violent acts of a sexual nature, for which a penalty of three to six years in prison is provided.

Blogger Alex Leslie is currently outside of Russia. In March, he posted a geolocation photo from Warsaw, and in February — from Courchevel. A criminal case has been opened against him, and several girls, including one minor, are among the victims.

According to the investigation, Leslie incited his followers to commit sexual acts against women, the website writes. kp.ru . Harassment was filmed, notes 360.ru . The story became widely publicized after complaints from Muscovites. All the circumstances are being established, writes NSN.

A few years ago, Alex Leslie was detained in Thailand. He was suspected of illegal labor activities related to conducting sex education trainings. He was later acquitted under this article, but a criminal case was opened against him on charges of involving a group of people in sexual acts, Regnum news agency writes. Nastya Rybka was arrested along with him. A few years ago, Roskomnadzor blocked Alex Leslie's website for pornographic content, writes RT.