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US citizen Joseph Tater leaves Russia after detention and psychiatric treatment, TASS says

By Thomson Reuters Jun 6, 2025 | 7:17 AM

MOSCOW (Reuters) -U.S. citizen Joseph Tater, who was detained in Moscow last August and later sent for compulsory psychiatric treatment, has left Russia, state news agency TASS said on Friday.

Tater was accused of abusing staff at a Moscow hotel, an accusation he denied, and faced up to five years in prison if convicted.

Doctors diagnosed Tater with a mental disorder and he was hospitalised in April.

(Reporting by Maxim Rodionov; Writing by Gleb Stolyarov; Editing by Mark Trevelyan)