by Ronny Reyes at New York Post
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.
Among the charges was an allegation that he refused to help French authorities wiretap users of the site who were suspected of crimes, Paris prosecutors said.
As part of his bail condition, Durov, a Russian-born dual-French citizen, may not leave France and must check in at a police station twice a week.
Prosecutor Laure Beccuau accused Durov, 39, of showing a “near-total absence” of replies to legal demands from officials looking for Telegram to help crack down on crime tied to its services…
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