Imprisoned in Iran Because of Husband... Meanwhile, Husband Has Affair with Wife's Academic Advisor

Developed Romantic Relationship with Advisor While Imprisoned as a Spy in Iran

Dr. Kylie Moore-Gilbert, who was detained in Iran. Moore-Gilbert was imprisoned in Iran on espionage charges due to her husband, and after returning home, she discovered her husband's infidelity and filed for divorce.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bong-ju] A British-Australian scholar who was accused of being a spy in Iran and imprisoned due to her husband, and who protected her husband during that time, has filed for divorce after returning home and discovering her husband's infidelity.

On the 7th (local time), overseas media including The Times and Daily Mail in the UK reported that Dr. Kylie Moore-Gilbert (33) of the University of Melbourne in Australia filed for divorce against her Russian-Israeli husband Ruslan Hodorov (31). Dr. Moore-Gilbert is a Middle East politics expert and a cousin of Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks.

The two met in Israel in 2007 and married ten years later in 2017. According to her Jewish husband's wishes, the wedding was conducted with traditional Jewish ceremonies.

However, in September 2018, Dr. Moore-Gilbert attended a seminar in Qom, a holy city in Iran, and was arrested by local authorities at Tehran airport. Iranian authorities suspected her husband Hodorov of being an Israeli spy and arrested Dr. Moore-Gilbert on the same charges. Subsequently, Moore-Gilbert was sentenced to 10 years in prison after trial.

It is reported that even after being detained, Dr. Moore-Gilbert strongly resisted Iranian attempts to lure her husband into Iran, thereby protecting him.

However, it is presumed that her husband Hodorov committed infidelity while being protected by his wife. According to local media, acquaintances testified that about a year after his wife was imprisoned in Iran, Hodorov developed a romantic relationship with Professor Kyle Baxter (41), who was Dr. Moore-Gilbert’s doctoral supervisor.

Moore-Gilbert was released in exchange for three Iranians arrested for plotting a bomb attack in Thailand in 2012. After completing 804 days of imprisonment in Iran last November, Dr. Moore-Gilbert, who was released and returned home, appears to have decided to divorce due to disappointment over her husband's infidelity.

A University of Melbourne spokesperson told local media, "We will not comment on the doctor's private life," adding, "Our priority is Dr. Moore-Gilbert’s health. We hope she will return to the university when she is ready."

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