Maid molests 5-year-old girl in Dubai, jailed

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Maid molests 5-year-old girl in Dubai, jailed

Dubai - When confronted by the mother, the maid denied the girl's story at first.

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Marie Nammour

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Published: Mon 22 Apr 2019, 4:15 PM

Last updated: Mon 22 Apr 2019, 6:18 PM

A maid has been sentenced to one year in jail for inappropriately touching her sponsor's 5-year-old daughter in Dubai. The 27-year-old Filipina maid had denied a molestation charge as she stood trial at the Court of First Instance. The court found her guilty and ordered her deportation at the end of the jail term.

The case dates back to January 7 this year and was registered at Al Muraqqabat police station.

The victim's mother, a 26-year-old Syrian housewife, said the maid had been working for her for one year and six months. "I have two children: A girl aged five, and a son aged three."

She told the prosecutor that she had to be away from the house for many hours daily as she studied law. "At 6pm, my daughter approached me and touched me. She told me the maid had done that to her twice."

When confronted by the mother, the maid denied the girl's story at first. Later she confessed to doing it twice as the girl wore her clothes. "I asked her to leave my house. My husband and I complained against her at the police station."

The maid admitted to the prosecution investigators that she groped the girl.

mary@khaleejtimes.com


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