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Artem Vaulin

No alias recorded

Arrested

Public record reviewed to August 20, 2026

Index entry last updated August 21, 2026

Alleged administrator of Kickass Torrents.

Every charge in this entry is an allegation. No conviction is recorded.

Everything on this page comes from cited public sources.

This entry records 1 action across 1 takedown, each traced to a cited source. At least one linked takedown was added in the extended pass and was not independently source verified. Where the record is silent, this page says so rather than filling the gap.

Legal summary

Associated takedowns
Kickass Torrents takedown
Recorded role
Administrator of Kickass Torrents
Group segment
Core operator
Charging authority
Not recorded
Charging jurisdiction
Not recorded
Case number
Not published
Latest recorded action
Arrested, July 2016
Nationality
Ukraine
Country of residence
Ukraine

Legal history

Every step recorded in the public legal record for this person, in the order it happened.

These entries describe procedure only. Nothing here establishes guilt, and a charge remains an allegation until a court rules.

  1. July 20, 2016

    Arrested by Polish Police in Poland. Arrested in Poland at US request; extradition sought.

Record note. Dates follow the earliest official announcement of each step. Where proceedings were subject to reporting restrictions, this entry records only what was published.