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Telegram founder Pavel Durov hit with criminal charges in France after refusing to help authorities wiretap users

ByNews Polite

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov was charged Wednesday with being complicit in the spread of crime on the popular messaging app, including child sex abuse, drug trafficking, and fraud, officials said.

Durov, who was arrested on Saturday in Paris, was released on a $5.6 million bail and ordered to stay in France as officials continue to investigate the allegations against Telegram, Bloomberg reports.


Durov, a citizen of France, is facing a slew of criminal charges. AP

Among the charges was that he refused to help French authorities wiretap users of the site who were suspect of crimes.

He was released from police custody on $5.6 million, but is forbidden from leaving France.

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