Two Emirati men were charged yesterday at the Dubai Criminal Courts with raping a 15-year-old Franco-Swiss boy who was visiting the country last July.
Defendants Ebrahim K., 18 and Abu Bakr K., 35, denied rape and associated charges of deception, kidnapping and making threats. The first defendant is accused of deceiving the 15-year-old by offering him a lift from the Beach Centre in Jumeirah to his home on July 14. He allegedly led the boy to a car where the second defendant and a third suspect were present, and drove to the desert where the boy was sodomised.
In his testimony to the public prosecution the boy said he was sexually assaulted by the men and left by the side of the road.
According to Yannick Van Der Schueren, reporter for the Swiss 24 Heures newspaper, the boy is currently recovering in Switzerland from his ordeal. His mother, Véronique Robert, a Paris-based freelance journalist, has asked for assistance and intervention from the French government. Forensic tests prove that the boy was sodomised but, according to the mother, the medical examiner said the act was not forced.
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She wants more tests performed, according to Van Der Shueren.
Later tests proved one of the defendants is HIV positive and is suffering from hepatitis C. The boy and his family are currently in Switzerland awaiting test results to show if he has contracted HIV or hepatitis.
DubaiÂ’s Attorney General said in a press statement that the Public Prosecution will endeavour to inflict the maximum punishment on the offenders if they are found guilty.
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