Irina Bolgar was in a relationship with Pavel Durovhe founder of Telegram. The Russian couple had three children together but now, after the businessman scandal in Francethe woman revealed disturbing facts about Durov’s life.
Despite the private planes, the penthouses and expenses of a million dollars a month, Durov hid a dark side: Bolgar filed, in 2023, a criminal complaint against the businessman for abuse against his minor sonon at least five occasions. Now, the woman revealed more details about how they met, how it was their relationship and the reasons behind their complaint.
The life of the owner of Telegram with his partner
In a four-hour interview in Geneva, where he now lives with the three children he had with Durov, Bolgar revealed details about his relationship with the creator of Telegram. The two maintained a bond for more than 10 years before separating.
The Russian woman revealed that met Durov in 2012in Saint Petersburg, through a mutual friend. As detailed, the friendship between the two blossomed from a shared interest in yoga.
During the interview, she described the billionaire as charming, in addition to acknowledging that she was impressed by his “libertarian opinions“. In their 10 years of relationship, both traveled the world and enjoyed the fortune that Durov built with the creation of Telegram.
It was in 2013 when Bolgar had her first child with the Russian businessman. The creator of Telegram described, through an official statement, that the relationship was merely transactional: “Ms. Bolgar, who was Mr. Durov’s yoga coach at the time, suggested to Mr. Durov that they have children together . He agreed and three children were born.“.
Bolgar recounted that, in the years following the birth of her first child, their romance continued, giving her a front-row seat to watch as the His partner’s career was taking off.
During the interview, the Russian woman assured that, over time, the owner of Telegram began to become a person with large expenses. trips in private jets, millionaire gifts and even assured that he asked him to go to “See how people on the Forbes rich list live“.
Faced with these accusations, Durov’s spokesman denied that Durov lived anything other than an austere life: “Mr. Durov has constantly criticized the lifestyles extravagances of the ultra-rich and advocates creating instead of consuming“.
The complaint for child abuse
According to the woman, Durov’s behavior changed in 2021. He became psychologically abusive to her and began to attack his children.
In April of that year, he hit his son, who was 3 years old at the time, throwing him “across the room” according to Bolgar’s statement to police. This episode was not the only one since, according to Bolgar, in November 2021, in Paris, the businessman hit the child again and shook him violently.
As a result, the child suffered a concussion and, for several months, experienced bedwetting and nightmares, according to the complaint.
Finally, it was in March 2023 – after repeated fights and back-and-forths with her partner – when the woman appeared at a police station in Geneva, Switzerland to file a complaint against the father of her children. “I found it quite difficult to file a complaint against the person I spent 10 years of my life with.“said the woman.
Details of the episodes are included in public documents related to the criminal case, which was previously reported by Forbes. While the files do not list the names of Durov, Bolgar and the children, there are a number of identifying factors, including the case number of a child custody civil complaint filed by Bolgar.
Responding to the allegations, Durov’s spokesman said in a statement that the incidents “never happened“and that the accusations”they lack foundation“. The revelations happen just over a month after the businessman was detained in France for facing criminal charges related to the spread of illicit content on Telegram in a case that shook the technology world.
Source: Ambito
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