Men deny raping woman in car after social media meeting in Dubai

Two Pakistanis are on trial for allegedly raping the Filipina. A preliminary test has since revealed that the woman is pregnant.

DUBAI // Two men denied taking turns to rape a jobless Filipina after one of them met her on social media, Dubai Criminal Court heard on Tuesday.

The woman, whose age was not given, told prosecutors she met a 23-year-old Pakistani through an application called Links on March 9.

“On March 11, he asked to meet me so I told him where I was and he came around 5pm,” said the woman. She got in the car and asked him to drive her to her home in Sharjah. He agreed but told her he needed to pick up his uncle first.

On the way, the man allegedly asked to have sex with her but she refused, after which she started screaming.

“He stopped the car and picked up the other man, who took the driver’s seat, while he moved to the back seat next to me,” said the woman.

The 23-year-old allegedly lowered her trousers by force and raped her as she resisted, then took the driver’s seat again as his co-accused, aged 26, raped her.

“After the second man was done, the other returned to the back seat and raped me for a second time,” the woman claims.

She said she resisted and screamed but neither of the men cared. After the pair were done, they allegedly stole Dh3,000 in cash from her as well as two mobiles phones before they kicked her out of the car.

A medical report found no evidence to back the rape claim, however, a primary test revealed that the woman is pregnant, though a blood test is needed to confirm the pregnancy.

The Pakistani defendants denied rape and theft charges in court on Tuesday.

The next hearing will be on June 19.