Jail and deportation for coach who abused teen

dubai — A football coach, who allegedly molested a 15-year-old schoolboy in the back seat of his car after threatening to post his nude pictures on a social networking site, has been sentenced to three years in jail to be followed by deportation.

The 35-year-old Indian man, who is a salesman, has been convicted by the Court of First Instance of sexually assaulting the boy, also Indian, and forcing him to perform a sexual act on him.

He has also been accused of seducing the boy by sending him inappropriate photos.

The defendant’s mobile phone was found to contain inappropriate photos of teenagers which he would allegedly take and then use to blackmail the boys.

He earlier denied the charges in court including sexual assault, blackmail and inciting of a teenager to commit an immoral act by sending him inappropriate material.

He would seize the opportunity to molest the last boy to stay with him after dropping the others” A police lieutenant

The case was reported to Al Qusais police station on October 22 last year.

The boy said he met the defendant on Facebook about four months prior to the incident. The defendant used to train the boy and his friends in playing football. “He would drive us and then drop us back,” said the boy. He added that the incident took place when the defendant dropped his friends and he was left alone with him.

The salesman reportedly admitted to the police that he molested the boy and other teenagers. “He would seize the opportunity to to stay with him after dropping the others. He admitted he would use the boys’ nude photos to blackmail them,” a police lieutenant said.

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