Oh, Ashley scenes are quite amusing, especially if one plays both versions one after another: first he rapes her in his apartment, then you play it again, reject the sex and she dresses him down magnificently, leaving him running like a cur with his tail between his legs. In my book Ashley certainly merits gallows, although his character varies over the scenes from rapey pimp, BDSM master, to regular guy who tries to encourage Anna's sexual awakening. On the other hand, Sergey is proper dude, albeit somewhat south of the law (question for our Russian friends: is the term "pahan" applicable?), and treats Anna like a gentleman (card cheating notwithstanding, due to Anna's beauty he couldn't control himself, ha ha). On top of everything else he could knock Ashley out cold just by giving him a nasty look lol.