The Cairo Court of Appeal on Sunday set a session on March 30th to start hearings into the trial of a Maadi man accused of sexually assaulting a child. The Public Prosecution on Thursday referred Mohamed Gawdat to criminal trial for allegedly sexually assaulting a homeless child in Maadi. The prosecutor charged the suspect with kidnapping and sexually assault. The accused made a detailed confession before the prosecutors, stating that had never meant to harass the child and was only joking around. The incident first came to the attention of police after Cairo investigators were alerted to a clip on Facebook showing Gawdat sexually harassing the child.

Source: Egypt Independent March 14, 2021 15:22 UTC