American Teacher's Harrowing Ordeal in Russian Prison Revealed

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The US teacher released from a Russian prison this week was singled out behind bars because he’s American — facing heinous physical and sexual abuse, including being forced to crawl around like a dog, according to a report.

“They treated us worse than animals,” Ihor Shishko, a former Ukrainian prisoner jailed alongside Stephen Hubbard, a 74-year-old retired teacher from Michigan, said of the hellish conditions they endured inside the Russian lockup.