Jail for man who harassed female colleague in work cafe

Man who harassed female colleague is sentenced to a year in prison.

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DUBAI // A man grabbed a colleague in their company’s work cafe, threw her on a table, forced himself on top of her and began kissing her, a court was told yesterday.

On another occasion J M, 37, an Emirati, constantly bothered the woman, followed her down an alley and groped her. On a third occasion he groped her again and told her: "You are still young and wanted."

The incidents took place between June 2011 to December 2012. Prosecutors did not say why the woman waited a year before reporting the man to police.

The Criminal Court found him guilty of sexual assault and jailed him for a year.

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