DUBAI // A 52-year-old man kidnapped a 14-year-old boy, locked him in a mosque toilet and tried to rape him, Dubai Criminal Court was told.
The incident happened at a mosque in Al Muraqqabat on March 5 this year.
An Iranian student, 18, said he saw the Sundanese defendant follow the victim to the toilets.
“I saw him in his car talking to the boy then he got out and followed him towards the toilets. I suspected him so I followed and saw him go into a toilet along with the boy,” said the student, adding that he asked his friend to record him on his mobile phone as he knocked on the door.
“The defendant told us he was alone in the toilet but then he opened the door and ran out towards his car,” said the student.
The Pakistani boy said the defendant had gagged him and dragged him into the toilet after he refused his offer to watch a film on his phone.
“As I stood opposite the sink, he covered my mouth with his hand and dragged me into the toilet, then pulled my trousers down but when the two men arrived, he opened the door and ran out,” said the victim.
It was not clear when the defendant was arrested. He denied charges of kidnap, confinement and attempted sex assault.
The next hearing will be on July 4.
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