Driver jailed for kidnapping, raping secretary

Dubai: A driver has been jailed for three years for kidnapping a secretary and raping her before it was discovered later that she had tested positive for HIV.

The Pakistani driver, R.J., lured the 24-year-old Filipina secretary to his car after he offered her a ride to a mall in Deira in December.

Then he diverted his car to Al Ghusais where he parked in a deserted area and had sex with her before stealing her belongings.

Medical reports confirmed that the Filipina tested positive for HIV shortly after she reported the matter to the police.

The Dubai Court of First Instance convicted R.J. of kidnapping the secretary, raping her using physical violence and stealing her money and valuables.

The accused had pleaded not guilty.

Records said the accused took the woman to a deserted place in Al Ghusais Industrial Area where he forced himself on her in the back seat of his vehicle.

He also stole her Dh500 and make up set, phones and personal papers.

Presiding judge Urfan Omar said the accused will be deported after serving his jail term.

The secretary said she received an SMS from the defendant who asked to meet her at Dubai Financial Centre.

“I work for a company that promotes products online. When he arrived by car, he offered to discuss business in his vehicle. He drove while discussing business until he reached Al Ghusais and suddenly parked the car. He asked me to remain silent when I asked him why he had stopped. Then he pushed me to the rear seat where he had forced sex with me … then he pushed me out of the car,” she testified.

A police corporal testified that the defendant was arrested after the secretary provided them with his contact number.

“R.J. said he had consensual sex with the Filipina. The woman’s iPhone was also found in his possession … he claimed that he took her purse because she had failed to repay him some money that he had lent her earlier,” he claimed.

Records said an Egyptian man found the woman kneeling on a pavement and crying and informed the police.

Wednesday’s ruling remains subject to appeal within 15 days.