Landlord jailed for one year for sexually harassing tenant

dubai — A landlord, who allegedly sexually harassed and molested his tenant in a villa, has been sentenced to one year in jail and deportation.

The Court of First Instance was told that the Romanian man, a 30-year-old manager, whose wife owned the villa in Mirdiff, allegedly trespassed into the house accompanied by two other men and groped and hugged the resident, a British flight attendant.

He earlier denied charges including molestation, physical assault, making criminal threats and trespass.

He is believed to have pushed the woman and caused her to fall down. He also allegedly threatened her mother of breaking her leg if she did not keep quiet. The complainant said about one month prior to her police report, the accused began harassing her. “He would say I was pretty and that he wanted to go out with me. He also invited me to his own flat.” On March 19, the defendant, she claimed, came to her place accompanied by two other men.

“The moment he got in, he hugged and touched me. He was wearing nothing but shorts. He told me he missed me.”

When she pushed him away, asking him to leave, he shoved her causing her to fall down.

“My mother shouted at him to leave and get away from me. He then threatened to break her leg if she did not stay quiet. He said he would kick us out.”

The complainant’s mother said as she shouted at the defendant to leave their place, he told her to do whatever she wanted and that he did not care as he had friends in the police.

An Iraqi flight attendant, who lives in a separate floor in the villa, said he saw bruises on the complainant’s hand and shoulder. The verdict may be appealed.

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My mother shouted at him to leave and get away from me. He then threatened to break her leg if she did not stay quiet.” The victim