http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm...world.badtaste
Army commander battered officers with dildo
A Russian army commander has received a two-year suspended sentence after he was found guilty of beating his junior officers with a dildo.
Captain Damir Ilyasov was also stripped of his rank and removed from his post.
However, his officers defended him at his military court hearing saying he only hit them lightly with the black latex baton.
Ilyasov was brought to trial after a soldier, who was himself charged with desertion, told officials he had run away because of nightly beatings from Ilyasov and his dildo.
Private Ruslan Machnev told the court in Yekaterinburg that he had fled after being unable to put up with the relentless taunting that Captain Ilyasov had directed at him.
Ilyasov had carried out so-called night formations in his unit - waking the soldiers and lining them up to check their uniforms. Those found with untidy uniforms were beaten with the dildo.
The court heard that Ilyasov had bought the penis-shaped "black latex baton" in a sex shop without specifying whether punishing his men was the only reason for the purchase.
He was given a two-year suspended sentence on the basis that he had to care for his two young children.
Private Ruslan Machnev was transferred to another military unit where he will finish his service.
Story filed: 11:21 Thursday 22nd May 2003
[Yes I know this is old news.. I jut couldnt find it here..]