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A former Russian MMA fighter, driven by jealousy, was sentenced to four years in prison on Friday for assaulting his ex-girlfriend during a FaceTime call with Barron Trump in January 2025.
Matvei Rumiantsev, 23, was found guilty of assault earlier in the year. A London judge described him as “prone to jealousy” and “completely unrepentant,” criticizing his refusal to take responsibility for his actions.
The sentence includes two years for the assault and an additional two years for attempting to pervert the course of justice. These terms will be served consecutively. Moreover, the judge indicated that Rumiantsev might face deportation from the UK due to the severity of his crimes.
He was acquitted of related charges of rape and strangulation that were alleged to have occurred on the same day as the assault.
The attack unfolded in a fit of drunken anger at Rumiantsev’s East London residence on January 18, 2025, after he noticed an incoming call from Barron Trump, then 20 years old, on his ex-girlfriend’s phone. This incident occurred just two days before Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States.
The woman, who was not identified for legal reasons, and Barron had been speaking after meeting on social media and Rumiantsev claimed she had called the younger Trump her “sweetheart.”
Rumiantsev grabbed the woman’s hair, choked her, called her a “s–t and w—e,” and kicked her in the stomach, the victim told Snaresbrook Crown Court, adding that she feared for her life and paid tribute to the president’s son.
“He helped save my life,” she said. “That call was like a sign from God at that moment.”
Barron called London cops after witnessing the woman sobbing on video and later sent over an emailed statement recounting what he saw.
“The individual who picked up the phone was a shirtless man with darkish hair, although I didn’t get a good look, this view lasted maybe one second and I was racing with adrenaline,” the first son’s message read.
“The camera was then flipped to the victim getting hit while crying, stating something in Russian. The guy had hung up. This whole interaction had lasted 5 to 7 seconds.”
Prosecutors said Rumiantsev had wanted to show his dominance over the victim while Barron Trump was on the call..
While behind bars, Rumiantsev wrote a letter to the victim, desperately trying to get her to withdraw the allegations.