Woman manager on trial ‘for prostituting’ compatriot

A 23-year-old woman, who allegedly prostituted a compatriot woman to a tourist for Dh2,000, has been charged by the Court of First Instance with sexual exploitation of others.

By Marie Nammour

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Published: Tue 4 Dec 2012, 9:23 AM

Last updated: Tue 7 Apr 2015, 11:36 AM

It was reported that the Moroccan reception manager, S.B., collected money from a Kuwaiti tourist in exchange for sex with a second woman, N.J., also Moroccan. N.J. denied the allegations of prostitution. The tourist, B.A., has been charged with having illicit sex with N.J., as well as assaulting her.

All three are accused of using alcohol. On the night of the incident in May, a policeman was on patrol when he received a call about a ruckus in a hotel in Muraqqabat. Upon arrival, he found N.J. in an ambulance outside the building.

When checking the hotel’s CCTV footage, N.J. was seen running out of B.A’s room in a state of rage and on leaving, she tried to set off the fire alarm. She also began kicking the door of the room and it was evident from the footage that she had injury marks on her hand.

The hotel security guard knocked on B.A.’s room several times, but to no avail. He then opened the door using a master key and sent a friend of B.A’s in to get him to come out and talk.

B.A. told the policeman that he had agreed to have sex with N.J. for money but they later fought as she asked for more cash. The policeman held B.A. at reception while he questioned N.J. She informed the officer that her friend told her about a party in B.A.’s room that night, but while in the apartment, B.A. attacked her and forced her out.

Shortly after the incident, S.B. allegedly tried to convince N.J. to drop the charges against B.A., saying she would take care of all compensation. B.A.’s friend told the policeman that S.B. collected Dh2,000 from B.A. in exchange for sex with N.J.

The Criminal Lab report of the Criminal Evidence Department confirmed that the two had sex on the night in question and the bruises on N.J’s body could have been from the result of an assault.

mary@khaleejtimes.com


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