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28 March 2024

Domestic help accused of raping 7-yr old child in wife’s presence

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An Asian domestic worker who is accused of raping a 7-year old European boy at his home allegedly did so while his wife was present. They both worked for the same family.

Testimony in the case, which has drawn a lot of media attention, yesterday claimed that the man used to wait for the child’s parents to go to work to “commit obscene” acts with the boy.

This was while his own wife was in the kitchen as she also worked at the same house, the Arabic language daily Alittihad reported.

The man has denied the charges filed against him by the child’s parents. The court has now adjourned hearings pending a report by forensic experts,” the paper said.

'It's rape... no, it's molestation'

A European woman accused an Arab man of raping her, but later told court she could not remember if he raped or just molested her.

The man, defending himself at a court in Abu Dhabi, denied both charges, saying she started to kiss him but he asked her to leave.

“The woman first told court the man raped her but later, she changed her statements to molestation. She said he grabbed her hand and molested her. She confessed that she was drunk,” the semi-official Arabic language daily Alittihad said.

“The man told court the woman began kissing him but he did not do anything. He said he asked her to leave the room.”

The paper said the court adjourned hearings for sentence but gave no date for the next session.