Man jailed for sexual assault attempt on boy in Dubai mosque washroom

Dubai - He lured the boy by offering to show him a video clip on his mobile phone.

A 53-year-old man was sentenced to two years in jail on Monday for kidnapping and attempting to sexually assault a 14-year-old boy in Dubai.
The Sudanese man, who worked as a boat maintenance technician, sexually assaulted the Pakistani boy after dragging him by force inside the washroom of a mosque.
He was stopped after some youths spotted him and knocked on the cubicle's door.
The Court of First Instance found him guilty of charges of kidnap, encroaching on a minor's freedom by deceit and attempted sexual assault.
He will be deported after serving his term.
The incident took place on March 5, 2017, in Al Waheeda, Al Muraqqabat.
"It was around noon when I was sitting in my friend's car outside a mosque. The defendant was in his car talking to the boy (the victim) who was standing nearby. The two of them went later to the washroom. But I was then surprised to see them them entering a cubicle together.
"I told my friend to film it on his phone while I knocked on the door. The accused came out looking scared and agitated - when I knocked - and asked him how many persons were inside. The man replied it was just him, but I had seen the boy inside.
"The accused then ran out and drove off," a 19-year-old Iranian student told the prosecutor.
The police were called after the boy's father came later to pick him up.
The boy's 52-year-old father (an employee) said his son was waiting for his driver, to go to school, when the defendant lured him by offering to show him a clip on his phone.
"He then followed him inside the restroom, gagged him, made him enter the cubicle with him and locked the door behind."
 
Footage taken from surveillance cameras showed the time the boy entered the washroom with the accused as well.
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• Dubai