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Russian composer Pletnev continues to protest his innocence against the child rape charges laid against him, saying the matter was a “set up”. Pletnev also claimed that: “A big company wants to present me as a criminal, which I am not.” He did not elaborate any further about this claim, fueling further speculation that Pletnev will try to find ways of having the rape charges dropped by making a payment to corrupt officials or the family of the child.