Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert, an Islamic studies scholar, was freed last November in a prisoner swap deal after spending 804 days in jail on trumped-up spying charges. British-Australian academic Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert (pictured left), who was held in solitary confinement in an Iranian prison for more than 800 days, has split from her husband after allegedly discovering he had had an affair with colleague Dr Kylie Baxter while she was behind bars. Right: Mr Hodorov with Dr BaxterBoth Mr Hodorov and Dr Baxter pushed for Dr Moore-Gilbert's release after her arrest for espionage in September 2018. Dr Moore-Gilbert and Mr Hodorov married a few months before she left their Melbourne home on her study trip to Iran. They met a decade earlier when she visited Israel, where Mr Hodorov lived after emigrating from Russia with his family.

Source: Daily Mail February 07, 2021 22:39 UTC