But several months after it was posted, the video caught the attention of conservative lawmakers in Russia's ruling party, and an investigation was launched. None of the questions or answers included any discussion of sex. In the video, several children between the ages of 7 and 13 ask Maksim Pankratov about his life as a gay man in Russia. Both the man and the producers of the video have gone into hiding since the criminal investigation was announced last week. Moscow - Russian investigators have opened a sexual assault investigation over a YouTube video that simply shows a gay man answering questions from curious children about his life and homosexuality.
