Guard attempts to rape employee after barging into women’s toilet

dubai — A guard has been charged at a Dubai court after he allegedly followed an Ugandan employee inside women’s toilet at their workplace and tried to rape her.

The 42-year-old Pakistani man denied a sexual assault charge at the Court of First Instance.

According to public prosecution records, the incident took place on December 13, last year, when the defendant — who is the victim’s supervisor — followed her late at night. He then took off her clothes by force and groped her. His bid was cut short after he heard a sound near the door. A complaint was filed at Bur Dubai police station.

The victim, 32, told the prosecutor that she was on night shift at 10pm on December 11, last year, when her supervisor told her to pass by his office at 2am. “He later said there were lost items and I could pick anything I wanted. He suddenly pulled me and kissed me.”

Two days later, it was 2am when she went to the toilet and was surprised by the accused following her. “He told me ‘I came for you’. I entered the changing room but he barged inside,” the victim said.

A police sergeant said he was on patrol duty when he received a report about a sexual harassment incident at a tower in the Business Bay. “I called the victim on her mobile number and she led us to where she was in the washroom. The woman was holding her torn shirt with her hand to cover herself. She cried while recounting to us how the guard barged inside, tore her clothes and tried to rape her.”

The victim pointed at the defendant nearby. “He denied the woman’s story, claiming he was checking the corridors and was surprised by her being in the toilet. He was talking with confidence,” the officer said, adding that the complainant then showed messages the defendant had sent to her on WhatsApp. “When I confronted the accused with the messages, he began to apologise asking me to help him. I handcuffed and took him into custody.”

During prosecution interrogation, the defendant confessed that he entered the women’s toilet and then walked in on the victim. He will be sentenced on March 25.