Merchant gets suspended jail term for raping his maid

Dubai: A court has handed down six months' suspended jail term for a merchant for having sex with his maid.

The Dubai Court of First Instance found the 42-year-old Emirati guilty of having sex with his 22-year-old Indonesian housemaid.

Records said the accused dropped his children and a second Indonesian maid he had employed at a park before rushing home to have sex with the victim.

Public Prosecution records quoted the maid accusing the mechant, who is her sponsor, of trying to pay her Dh1,000, which she rejected, before he raped her.

"He walked into my room while I was ironing the family's clothes... he offered to pay me Dh1,000 in cash, which I refused because it was not my salary. Then he used one hand to silence me, undressed me with the other hand, and raped me," the woman claimed in her statement to the Public Prosecution.

The merchant was charged with raping the housemaid. Medical reports confirmed that she lost her virginity due to the incident.