Salesman gets 3-month jail for groping shopper

dubai — A sAlEsmAn, wHo sExuAlly HArAssED A womAn sHoppEr, HAs BEEn sEntEnCED to tHrEE montHs In JAIl.

ACCorDInG to puBlIC prosECutIon rECorDs, tHE 22-yEAr-olD AFGHAn mAn touCHED tHE FrEnCH womAn’s HAnD AnD GropED HEr In tHE NAIF ArEA sHop wHErE HE workED, on FEBruAry 15 tHIs yEAr. HE DEnIED A molEstAtIon CHArGE In Court, ClAImInG tHE InCIDEnt wAs not IntEntIonAl. HE wAs FounD GuIlty AnD wIll BE DEportED AFtEr HIs JAIl tErm.

THE ComplAInAnt, A 31-yEArolD HousEwIFE, sAID DurInG tHE puBlIC prosECutIon InvEstIGAtIon: “ArounD 10 Am, I EntErED A womEn’s ClotHInG sHop, CHECkED tHE GooDs on DIsplAy AnD tHEn tolD tHE sAlEsmAn tHAt I woulD ComE BACk lAtEr.

“I wAs tHEn surprIsED wHEn HE GrABBED my lEFt HAnD. HE tHEn ForCIBly GropED mE. I yEllED At HIm, tEllInG HIm to stAy AwAy AnD not to touCH mE,” sHE sAID.

THE HousEwIFE tHEn CAllED tHE polICE wHo ArrIvED sHortly lAtEr. THE sAlEsmAn wAs tHEn ArrEstED AnD tAkEn Into CustoDy. “WE quEstIonED BotH tHE womAn AnD tHE sAlEsmAn sEpArAtEly. THE lAttEr ADmIttED vErBAlly tHAt HE touCHED tHE sHoppEr AGAInst HEr wIll. HE sAID It wAs A mIstAkE AnD tHAt HE wAs sorry AnD It woulD BE tHE lAst tImE HE woulD EvEr BEHAvE lIkE tHAt,” A polICE CAptAIn sAID. AnotHEr polICE oFFICEr GAvE A sImIlAr stAtEmEnt.

THE polICE ArrEstED tHE sAlEsmAn AnD Also sEIzED tHE sHop survEIllAnCE FootAGE.

A rEport From tHE GEnErAl DIrECtorAtE oF CrImInAl EvIDEnCE ConfirmED tHE ComplAInAnt’s ACCount oF wHAt took plACE In tHE sHop.

THE sAlEsmAn CAn AppEAl tHE Court rulInG wItHIn 15 DAys.

I was surprised when he grabbed my left hand. He then forcibly groped me. I yelled at him, telling him to stay away.” Complainant, French resident