Dubai: A man, who threatened to dishonour two sisters by publishing indecent photos of them on the internet and making them go viral on social media networks, has been jailed for three months.

The 21-year-old Emirati man, S.A., posed as a female user on different social media platforms [Keek, WhatsApp and Instagram] and chatted with the sisters [aged 35 and 29], of the same nationality, before he threatened to shame them by circulating their indecent photos.

He also sent them offensive messages via social media networks.

The Dubai Court of First Instance found the accused guilty despite having entered an innocent plea when he contended that the mobile number [used in the crime] was not his.

Presiding judge Mohammad Jamal also referred the sisters’ civil lawsuit to the Dubai Civil Court.

Records said the defendant threatened to shame the sisters by publishing their indecent photos and also sending them photos of a pornographic nature.

According to Tuesday’s ruling, the defendant was convicted of dishonouring the sisters by alleging that they slept with men and also demanding to have sex with them.

The 35-year-old sister testified that the incident happened when a woman [who turned out to be the suspect who had posed as a woman] added her with her younger sister on Keek in 2013.

“My younger sister had logged into my account. That woman [the defendant] chatted with my sister and asked her if she knew me… and called me names. The defendant claimed that I had cheated on my husband. The defendant, who supposedly was a woman, asked my sister to go out with her pretending to be a lesbian. That person threatened to have our naked photos circulated over the social media networks if we refused to go out with her and offer sexual services. That suspicious woman sent indecent photos of sex toys,” claimed the older sister.

Records said the defendant communicated with the sisters on different social media platforms.

The police identified the suspect after the sisters cooperated with them.

Records said the defendant is a distant relative of the sisters.

A police lieutenant said they discovered that the defendant had been using his uncle’s mobile number.

“S.A. turned out to be a government employee and he was on a mission in Bahrain at the time when the incident happened. He was detained at the airport once he returned. During questioning, he denied his accusations,” claimed the lieutenant.

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