Russia MP: 'I don't feel people up. Well, OK, just a little'

A BBC journalist has alleged that she was sexually harassed by the senior Russian politician Leonid Slutsky.

BBC Russian Service's Farida Rustamova is the third journalist to openly accuse him of improper behaviour.

The Duma deputy denied the accusations and has threatened to take the women to court for defamation.

Russia has not had the same backlash against sexual harassment as seen in the US and Western Europe in the wake of high profile scandals.
'Lost for words'

Ms Rustamova recorded audio of the incident, which took place a year ago.

The recording is in the BBC's possession, but it has decided not to publish it.

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On 24 March 2017, Farida Rustamova visited Leonid Slutsky, head of the foreign affairs committee, at his parliamentary office to get a comment about the then French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen's visit to Russia.

Source: bbc