Dubai: A police corporal has been jailed for two years for molesting a woman he met online and then throwing her out of his car — leaving her naked in the street.
The 26-year-old accused was said to have became friend with the Filipina using the Skout app.
He picked up the victim from the parking area of a mall, undressed her, groped her and kissed her against her will. Then he threw her out of his car and left her naked in the street because she resisted his advances.
The Dubai Court of First Instance found the defendant, S.B., guilty of molesting the Filipina and verbally threatening to kill her if she did not keep silent about what had happened.
“She asked me to pick her up and willingly jumped into my car. She removed her clothes on her own and asked me to have sex with her…”, said the suspect when he entered a not guilty plea.
When asked by the judge if he had thrown her out of his car and left her naked in the street, the defendant said he was a law enforcement officer stationed at Dubai Courts.
“Why would I commit such an act that is punishable by law? I was not aware that she had removed her clothes. She is the one who wanted to have sex with me … but I did not do so,” he said.
Prosecutors said S.B. kissed the Filipina against her will, groped her and removed her clothes when she was in his car. He also threatened her verbally.
The victim testified that she became acquainted with S.B. over Skout (a smartphone application that allows users to network) and took the pin code of his BlackBerry Messenger.
‘Shouted’
“We met after a week of chatting. We went for a ride in his car. After an hour, he returned to the mall’s parking area where he had parked. He put the sunshield on the windscreen and kissed me. When I asked him to stop, he groped me. He removed part of my clothes and groped me again. I shouted at him and asked him to stop … he leant back my seat and jumped over me. He molested and kissed me repeatedly. I shouted and tried to push him back and tried to kick the horn to call for help. When I tried to open the back door and jump out, he grabbed me from my neck and threatened to kill me. He hit me when I picked my mobile phone from the floor to call the police. I moved to the driver’s seat and jumped out … meanwhile he drove off,” said the woman.
A policeman testified that S.B. confessed during questioning that the Filipina had agreed to have consensual sex with him.
“S.B. admitted that she changed her mind suddenly … so he got angry and that she also refused to have sex with him for money. Then he pushed her out of his car and left,” he said.
Monday’s ruling remains subject to appeal within 15 days.
