A lawyers’ group stated on September 8 that a court in Yekaterinburg, Russia released Russian blogger Ruslan Sokolovsky from pre-trial detention for allegedly playing Pokémon Go inside a church.
The Pokémon Go app launched in select countries including the United States on July 6, and has since launched in more than 50 countries.
Sokolovsky was originally ordered to stay in jail until November pending a trial, but filed an appeal against the arrest.
The 21-year-old blogger reportedly posted a video on August 11, which showed him playing the game inside the Church of All Saints.