Biography
In July 2018, security forces, accompanied by riot police, using crowbars, broke into the apartment of Sergey Rayman and his wife Valeriya with television cameras. The young couple learned that a criminal case was opened against them for their faith. Both were detained, Sergey was sent to a pre-trial detention center for 2 months. After the investigation, the return of the case to the prosecutor and court proceedings in October 2020, Sergey and Valeriya were sentenced to 8 and 7 years of probation, respectively, but on February 26, 2021, the Kostroma Regional Court reduced the terms to 3 and 2 years probation.
Sergey Rayman was born in October 1996 in the city of Kineshma (Ivanovo region). As a child, he was fond of skiing. After school he entered the construction college, became a specialist in the field of interior decoration. His hobby is video filming. In addition, he loves to cook unusual food for family and friends. Sergey took over love and respect for the Bible, first of all, from his grandmother.
Sergey met his future wife Valeria in 2013. They got married in 2015 and began to live in Kostroma. The criminal prosecution has greatly affected the emotional and physical well-being of the young couple, but they endure all the hardships. “I am not ashamed of my beliefs, which helped me to become a worthy person,” Sergey said in his last word to the court.