Man gets 20-year jail term for sexually assaulting child several times since he was 11 in UAE

Gulf Today, Staff Reporter

The Kalba Prosecution Office referred a suspect to the Minor Criminal Court, on charges of indecent assault, sexual exploitation of a child, and other charges included in the referral order.

The details of the case go back to a communication submitted by the victim's mother, that she discovered that the accused, a relative of her, was sexually exploiting her son and that he had assaulted him under duress several times since the victim was 11 years old.

Investigations revealed that the accused assaulted the victim several times and threatened him not to report the incident.

It was also found that the accused abused narcotics and psychotropic substances.

After completing the investigations, the Public Prosecution referred the accused to the Criminal Court, which ruled the conviction of the accused and punished him with imprisonment of twenty years and eight months and a fine of Dhs200,000 for all charges, in addition to obligating him to pay judicial fees.

The Public Prosecution calls on parents and family members to pay attention to the affairs of their children, to communicate with them and to listen to them always, to find out about their conditions, as this protects them from all harm.