Oman: Man sentenced to five years in jail over child abuse charges
Probe shows man harassed girl while she was alone in a shop
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Dubai: A suspect who was charged with child abuse in Oman has been slapped with five years imprisonment and a fine of OMR5,000, local media reported.
Extensive investigations concluded that the accused took advantage of a girl while she was alone in the shop and harassed her.
Omani Public Prosecution said: “The Court of Appeal in the North Al Sharqiah Governorate convicted the accused Salem bin Ali Salem of a felony of molesting a child and ruled that he shall be punished with five years imprisonment and a fine of OMR5,000, while ordering the publication of the ruling.”