Sharjah - The case came to light when the girl fell unconscious in school.
Published: Tue 5 Feb 2019, 10:00 PM
Updated: Wed 6 Feb 2019, 7:57 AM
A military official, holding a GCC passport, and a teenage girl, who is also a GCC national, have been charged by the Sharjah Criminal Court for allegedly having sex out of wedlock, which resulted in the minor student getting pregnant.
The case came to light when the girl fell unconscious in school. The teacher referred her to a nurse and a thorough check-up of the teenager was carried out. The laboratory tests showed that she was pregnant. Consequently, the girl was referred to the Dubai Police.
During police interrogation, the teenager said that the accused man, who is her cousin, started illicit relation with her, while telling her that he "loved her, but cannot propose" because her mother would not accept their relationship. He also signed a document to make her belief that they would soon get married. The man visited her place without the knowledge of her mother and sisters, the girl claimed.
The man told the police that he didn't have any such relation with the teenager. However, the lab tests proved that he had sex with the girl.
The girl's mother requested the court to release her daughter who has been kept in the juvenile center. But the court refused to grant bail to her.
Outside the court room, a relative of the girl alleged that the man exploited the situation of the teenage after her father, a GCC national, divorced her mother, who is from an Arab country.
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