David Barnes is being held in Russia after a judge convicted him of abusing his children in Texas, but Texas prosecutors say the accusations against him aren’t credible.

David Barnes GiveSendGo Barnes was sentenced to 21 years in a high security Russian penal colony by a Moscow court on Tuesday for abuses that alleged took place in Texas between 2014 and 2018.

The trial of American David Barnes, who's being held in Russia on allegations that weren't substantiated by U.S. authorities, is scheduled to resume this week.

David Barnes, 66, was sentenced to 21 years in a high-security Russian penal colony. His attorney, Gleb Glinka, said he is planning to appeal. "Frankly, I'm horrified," Glinka told ABC News ...

David Barnes, 66, was sentenced to 21 years in a high-security Russian penal colony. His attorney, Gleb Glinka, said he is planning to appeal. "Frankly, I'm horrified," Glinka told ABC News ...

David Barnes was arrested in Russia after allegations he abused his two children years earlier in Texas, according to court documents. 24/7 Live Houston Southwest Southeast Northwest Northeast.

"David Barnes traveled to Russia in an honest attempt to reunite with his children, who had been kidnapped by their mother and taken to Russia illegally," Brady said.

David Barnes was arrested, tried, and convicted in Russia after he traveled there in an effort to retrieve his children. As FOX54 has reported, Barnes became embroiled in a bitter divorce from his ...

A Texas man who is currently on trial in Russia over child abuse allegations plans to take the stand in his own defense.. David Barnes, who has been detained in Moscow for nearly two years, is ...

David Barnes, right, has been imprisoned in Russia for more than two years based on a one-sided account of a joint custody battle that began in Montgomery County, Texas.

David Barnes, 66, was sentenced to 21 years in a high-security Russian penal colony. His attorney, Gleb Glinka, said he is planning to appeal. "Frankly, I'm horrified," Glinka told ABC News ...