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29 March 2024

Driver molested receptionist in office kitchen

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By Eman Al Baik

A 35-year-old Jordanian driver identified as MTA allegedly molested a Filipina receptionist in her employer’s office in Media City, the Dubai Criminal Court heard.

The victim LCS, 21, testified that when she was waiting for the company’s representative as per her manager’s request in the company’s office after working hours at around 7.30pm on July 20, someone knocked on the door.

“I opened the door thinking it was the company’s representative. MTA entered although I told him no one is present in the company at that time. He told me that he will be waiting for the company’s representative Amer. I offered him a cup of coffee in the company’s kitchen. After having his coffee he told me that it did not taste good, so I told him I will prepare another cup. When I was in the kitchen, he held me firmly and kissed me before I was able to push him away. Then he asked me about my salary and said he knows my manager and supervisor and that he can ask them to increase my salary. While I was walking to the reception he held my hand and tried to drag me into the supervisor’s office. I pulled my hand and walked to the reception where he again held my head with his hands and forcibly kissed me but left me when the company’s representative came in and gave me the keys of the manager’s car. The three of us went out of the company’s premises and the company’s representative asked me if I need a lift. I said yes and got into his car. On our way I told him what his friend had done. He called him and spoke to him in Arabic. When I reached home I told my sister who advised me to tell my manager before lodging a police complaint. I waited until August 6 and as the manager had not come back from his travels, I complained to the police,” she testified.

The company’s representative Amer Khalaf, 28, Jordanian, testified that he was in the company’s premises with the accused and his supervisor Rafat before the three of them went out at around 7.30pm.

“Before leaving the company Rafat told the receptionist that I will bring her the car’s key to keep it in the drawer. We all went down and MTA went back to the office. I droped Rafat and went back to the company. I called MTA who told me that he is in the office. I entered the company’s premises and gave the receptionist the key and left. As we were leaving MTA met us at the lift. He asked me to have dinner together but I declined as it was late. I dropped the receptionist home. On way I noticed that LCS was upset. When I asked, she told me that my friend had molested her but did not give any details. I called MTA who he denied doing anything to her. LCS asked me to keep the issue confidential,” he testified.

The victim’s sister repeated her sister’s testimony. Rafat Isa, 28, Jordanian manager testified that LCS had complained to him that she was molested by MTA three days after the incident. “I left the company with Amer and MTA and she told me MTA returned to the office after a short while. All the company’s staff had already left and she was alone. She told me that he molested her when she was in the office kitchen after claiming that he was waiting for Amer.”