Man charged with sex crimes can leave prison

A judge has ruled that a wealthy Russian-born entrepreneur can be let out of prison while he waits for a trial on international child-sex charges.

Thirty-eight-year-old Andrew Mogilyansky, however, won't be allowed to go home yet, because prosecutors have filed an immediate appeal.

Mogilyansky is charged with traveling to orphanages in his native country to molest young girls and hire them out as prostitutes.

Federal Magistrate Carol Sandra Moore Wells on Wednesday said Mogilyansky can await trial on house arrest, but only if he posts more bail money.

Mogilyansky is a dual citizen who lives in suburban Philadelphia. Prosecutors say he has the money to flee, but defense attorney George Newman says Mogilyansky has strong ties to this area.