Masjid imam gets one year in BBM porn case

A masjid imam was sentenced one year in jail for sending pornographic pictures over BlackBerry to seduce girls to have sex with him.

The Dubai Criminal Court also orded the convict's deporation after serving of jail term.

According to the prosecution sheet, SM, 35, Egyptian sent pictures to a number of women to have sex with him. He communicated with them via BlackBerry Messenger and forwarded indecent photos to them attempting to seduce and persuade them to have sex with him.

SM was also accused of possessing indecent photos with the intention to show them to others.

A police officer testified before the prosecution that the accused was arrested following a tip.

A policeman was assigned to pretend to be a girl and coordinate with SM in order to have him arrested red handed. Indeed SM sent the policeman an indecent photo of himself, so necessary procedures were taken to arrest him.Police confiscated a sex toy in his possession.

The policemen, who pretended to be a girl called 'Mariam', testified before the prosecution that he chatted with SM on his BBM. "SM started seducing Mariam by talking about sex matters over BBM. Then he made a direct offer for sexual intercourse by asking her to meet at a hotel where he made a reservation to have sex. A sex toy was confiscated in his possession when he arrived at the hotel," said the policeman.
 
SM attempted to erase the BBM messages from him BlackBerry at the time of his arrest.

SM has testified before the police that he has admitted to the accusation. However, he denied the accusation in court but the court found him guilty and awarded him the jail term.

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