(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) A businessman falsely accused his younger compatriot of stealing Dh5,000 to prevent him from reporting that he molested him, a court heard.
The 46-year-old Saudi Arabian man allegedly abused the 20-year-old complainant as the latter in their hotel room in Naif.
The man who was allegedly molested said that he entered Dubai in July, on a visit visa, together with the defendant to buy spare car parts. They stayed at a hotel and the next morning, he was surprised when the defendant lay on top of him and tried to molest him. He could not push the accused away as he was stronger. He told the accused that he would complain against him but he asked him not to.
A police lieutenant said both men came to the police station in the morning. "While the older man claimed that the younger man stole Dh5,000 from him, the latter denied the theft and told me that the defendant molested him," the officer told the prosecution.
The complainant said that his underwear could bear a proof to his claims, and added that the defendant was maliciously accusing him of stealing Dh5,000 to intimidate him and stop him from reporting the sexual abuse. The police officer then checked the hotel room but it was clean.
Security cameras installed at the hotel showed the defendant carrying a plastic bag and dumping it from a window at the hotel before exiting the place.
The police seized the bag and it was found to contain cigarettes, pants and clothes.
The defendant's DNA matched with that of the semen stains found in the complainant's underwear.
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