Man handed 3-year prison term for molesting minor

AMMAN — The Court of Cassation has upheld a June Criminal Court ruling sentencing a Sudanese man to three years in prison after convicting him of molesting a teenage Egyptian girl in Zarqa in late 2017.

The court declared the defendant guilty of molesting the 17-year-old girl four times, and handed him the maximum sentence.

Court papers said the victim met the defendant in a park in Zarqa and they exchanged numbers.

“The victim eventually went to the defendant’s house and they engaged in sexual activities four times,” court transcripts said.

In February 2018, the victim felt pain in her stomach and when her mother took her to a physician, she discovered that she was pregnant.

 “The victim’s family filed a complaint and the defendant was arrested,” court papers added. 

The Criminal Court’s attorney general asked the higher court to uphold the sentence.

The higher court ruled that the Criminal Court proceedings were accurate and that the defendant was given the appropriate punishment.

The Court of Cassation judges were Mohammad Ibrahim, Naji Zu’bi, Bassem Mubeidin, Yassin Abdullat and Hammad Ghzawi.