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A Russian court convicted a single father on Tuesday, sentencing him to two years in prison for alleged social media posts that were critical of the war in Ukraine. The investigation was launched after his 13-year-old daughter drew an anti-war picture at school.

When the verdict was given, Alexei Moskalyov was nowhere to be found. Before he could be sent to prison, he fled house arrest and is still on the run after managing to remove his tracking bracelet.

The 54-year-old Moskalyov allegedly posted about atrocities Russia was committing in Ukraine and referred to political leaders as “terrorists,” although he maintained throughout court proceedings that he did not make these posts.

According to Moskalyov’s lawyer and local activists, the case was brought against him after his 13-year-old daughter, Maria, was caught drawing an anti-war picture in her school. The image reportedly showed missiles flying over a Russian flag at a woman and child and included the phrase, “Glory to Ukraine.”

An investigation was launched and her father was later fined and put under house arrest for the social media comments. Russian authorities then took Maria and placed her in an orphanage, where she still resides.