Child abuse attempt thwarted by bystanders in Russian city

In the city of Tyumen, Russia, the safety of a five-year-old girl was preserved not by institutions, but by the instincts of ordinary people — two children who recognized something wrong and a woman who acted on their alarm. The incident, captured on surveillance cameras, reminds us that the first line of protection for the vulnerable is often not a uniform, but a neighbor willing to step forward. A 44-year-old man now faces serious criminal charges after confessing in court, held in preventive detention while the community he violated reckons with what almost happened.