Juice bar worker jailed for molesting maid

The Indian man was delivering juice to an apartment building when he followed the maid into the lift and grabbed her from behind.

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DUBAI// A juice bar worker who molested a maid in an elevator has been sentenced to three months in jail.

Dubai Criminal Court heard how M R, a 26-year-old Indian, had been delivering juice to an apartment building when he followed the maid into the lift.

She said she was returning from buying groceries when the defendant grabbed her from behind and tried to kiss her on the lips. “No one heard but as the lift opened in the second floor I ran out,” said the maid.

The defendant insisted he had only held the woman’s hand with her consent.

He will be deported after finishing his sentence.

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