Overview
- Ukraine’s Office of the Prosecutor General formally notified Bilous of suspicion for rape and sexual violence against several students, including two who were minors.
- The case alleges he exploited his authority as a university teacher and theatre director to coerce students into sex without voluntary consent starting in 2017.
- Prosecutors say multiple assaults occurred in theatre premises between March 2018 and April 2023 involving five identified victims.
- The evidence cited includes testimonies from victims, corroboration from dozens of witnesses about sexualized conduct and coercion for intimate photos, and forensic psychological findings of long-term trauma.
- A prosecutor will ask Kyiv’s Pechersk District Court to order pretrial custody without bail this afternoon, while Bilous rejects the allegations and calls the case a smear campaign.