{"id":2560719,"date":"2026-02-01T10:10:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T15:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/assailant-convicted-thanks-to-barron-trumps-phone-call-to-london-police-3\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T10:11:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T15:11:00","slug":"assailant-convicted-thanks-to-barron-trumps-phone-call-to-london-police-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/assailant-convicted-thanks-to-barron-trumps-phone-call-to-london-police-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Assailant Convicted Thanks to Barron Trump&#8217;s Phone Call to London Police"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fassailant-convicted-thanks-to-barron-trumps-phone-call-to-london-police-3%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2560719&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In London, 22-year-old russian Matvei Rumiantsev was convicted of assault and perverting the course of justice after Barron Trump, 19, phoned police following a late-night FaceTime in which he saw a woman he had met online being struck. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/barron-trump-saved-a-womans-life-as-she-was-being-beaten-by-her-boyfriend-in-uk-reported-victim-says-3\/\" title=\"... Saved a ...&#039;s Life as She Was Being Beaten by Her Boyfriend in UK, Reported Victim Says\">barron told officers<\/a> the camera briefly showed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wapo-op-ed-showing-sex-kink-to-children-encourages-self-expression\/\" title=\"WaPo Op-Ed: Showing Sex \u2018Kink\u2019 To Children Encourages \u2018Self-Expression\u2019\">bare-chested man<\/a> before flipping to the victim as she cried and spoke in Russian; his recorded plea for help and subsequent statements prompted the arrest on Jan. 18. Rumiantsev, a London receptionist, admitted jealousy over his girlfriend\u2019s friendship with Barron but was acquitted of rape and choking charges tied to that night and an alleged November 2024 incident. Defense lawyers questioned how much Barron could have seen in the few seconds of video and suggested the relationship was fraught with drama. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >judge warned jurors<\/a> to treat Barron\u2019s untested testimony cautiously because he did not undergo cross-examination. Rumiantsev will be sentenced on March 27.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>LONDON (AP) &mdash; The crime was in London, the suspect was Russian, and the witness who saw the beating on a video call was in the United States and happened to be the youngest son of President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Barron Trump called police in the British capital and his intervention more than a year ago led Wednesday to the assault conviction of Matvei Rumiantsev, who admitted he was jealous of his girlfriend&rsquo;s friendship with Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Trump said he placed a late night FaceTime call to the victim, a woman he met on social media, and was startled when it was answered by a bare-chested man.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This view lasted maybe one second and I was racing with adrenaline,&rdquo; Trump told police. &ldquo;The camera was then flipped to the victim getting hit while crying, stating something in Russian.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The call was hung up after a few seconds and Trump then phoned London police in a recording in which Trump desperately pleaded for help as the dispatcher insisted he answer basic questions about the victim.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;How do you know her?&rdquo; the operator asked after a back-and-forth dialog.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t think these details matter, she&rsquo;s getting beat up,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Can you stop being rude and actually answer my questions?&rdquo; the dispatcher said. &ldquo;If you want to help the person, you&rsquo;ll answer my questions clearly and precisely, thank you. So how do you know her?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Police went to the address on Jan. 18 and arrested Rumiantsev, 22, a receptionist who lived in London.<\/p>\n<p>He was acquitted in Snaresbrook Crown Court of rape and choking the woman on the night Trump called police, and an additional rape and assault alleged in November 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Rumiantsev testified that he was jealous of Trump but that he also felt badly for him because he thought that his girlfriend was leading him on.<\/p>\n<p>Defense lawyer Sasha Wass said that Trump didn&rsquo;t know the woman had a boyfriend and questioned how much he could have seen in five or seven seconds of video.<\/p>\n<p>Wass said that the woman exploited her ties to Trump to make her boyfriend envious in a &ldquo;relationship full of dramas.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump, 19, the only child of Donald and Melania Trump, didn&rsquo;t testify in the case.<\/p>\n<p>Justice Bennathan advised jurors before they began deliberating to treat Barron Trump&rsquo;s accounts &mdash; on the recording of his call to police and his follow-up  to investigators &mdash; with caution because he hadn&rsquo;t been subjected to cross-examination.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If he had done so, no doubt, he could have been asked about things such as whether he ever got a good view of what happened, whether he actually saw (the woman) being assaulted, or jumped to this conclusion on the basis of her screams,&rdquo; Bennathan said. &ldquo;He might also have been asked whether his perception was biased because he was close friends with (her).&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Rumiantsev was also convicted of perverting the course of justice, because he sent the woman a letter from jail asking her to retract her allegations. 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