Russia Plans to Create ‘Rapist-Pedophile’ Database
Russia is planning to create a unified electronic registry of people who committed sexual violence against minors, with a possible launch in 2027. The database’s name, contents and public access remain unclear.
Russia plans to create a unified electronic registry of individuals who have committed sexual violence against minors, according to State Duma deputy Anastasia Udaltsova, who shared the information with Ksenia Sobchak’s Telegram channel Krovavaya Barynya. The channel’s editors published screenshots of a response from Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov to a request Udaltsova sent in June. The document indicates that the Interior Ministry is already conducting research and development on the registry and expects to launch it in 2027.
Udaltsova did not post the letter on her own Telegram channel, but she reposted coverage from Sobchak’s channel and two other outlets. The Telegram channel Baza, linked to Russian security services, had earlier reported on the registry’s creation, citing unnamed sources. The Russian publication Expert published a similar report after speaking with Udaltsova, and its journalists say they also obtained the document referenced by Sobchak’s channel.
All three sources describe the database as being called “Rapist-Pedophile,” although Manturov’s letter does not use that name. According to Expert, the database will be closed and accessible only to Interior Ministry employees. Udaltsova opposes this restriction, arguing the registry should be public. It remains unclear what criteria will determine who is included, including whether people with expunged criminal records will be placed on the list.
Calls for such a database in Russia have been circulating for at least a decade. In 2025, Sergei Mironov, leader of the A Just Russia party, sent a proposal to Alexander Bastrykin, head of the Investigative Committee. Mironov argued that creating open databases of pedophiles is consistent with international practice. In July, the Digital Development Ministry published a draft doctrine outlining objectives for combating internet-related crime. The document said the possibility of creating such a registry should be considered, but set implementation of the proposed mechanisms no earlier than 2029.
