Update: Qatari Gets 5 Years in Rape of 17 Year Old Virgin Filipina on Her 1st Day of Work
A Qatari man, who was charged with raping a Filipina housemaid on the very first day of her employment in his house on August 14, 2005, has been sentenced to five years imprisonment.
According to the prosecution, the maid was 17 when the incident occurred.
The Public Prosecution said the accused, 42, had told the recruitment agency that he wanted the maid to take care of his children.
A clerk in a local manpower agency said the accused provided a Philippine visa for the maid within an hour and a half.
“When she went to the house, the maid did not find anyone there except the man, who asked her to clean his room. The accused sexually assaulted the maid even though she put up fierce resistance. He raped her twice within a short time,” the charge-sheet said.
Forensic reports said the maid was a virgin before the incident. Traces of her blood were found on her clothes.
After the incident, the man handed the maid back to the agency saying that she was lazy because of homesickness.
The victim kept silent about the attack for a few days before she told her story to the wife of the clerk.
The clerk called the director of the office, who filed a case with the police.
Source: Gulf Times
Qatarsucks.com comments: The sentence is way too light. What would be the sentence of it had been a Filipino who raped a young Qatari girl? I suspect the punishment would not make it to the newspaper. Please comment on your opinion and tell us if you think this Qatari will really spend years behind bars.
I personally don't think he will. I would love to see this rapists reaction after the sentence, probably something like this: WAIT GUYS, I'M QATARI AND SHE IS ONLY AN ASIAN SLAVE GIRL. They will probably just scare him a little and then let him go because hey they are all one big happy tribe.
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It's simple and all too common
Submitted by Completely Anonymous on Wed, 2007-04-11 13:10.
This is just the great disparity between closed minded Bedouins attempting justice and cultural integration. Like most things, this place is a joke.
How Can This Be?
How can a muslim man,found GUILTY of RAPE; be given a sentence much lighter than a western society would hand out?He wasn't sent to the victim's country to be tried under their legal system. The RAPE occured in a muslim country,governed by muslim laws based on the Koran?
religion
This has nothing to do with the religion, for me it’s a man’s thing. They always do things like that.
What about the Western girls?
I deeply feel for the Philipino maid whose virginity was disgustingly taken from her by her employer. May I use this topic to address a connected one. I lived in Doha for 5 years and witnessed stories of many friends and people closer to home being raped by Qatari nationals. The ex pat community is large, so why not create a large voice which would fight the pathetic legal system in place in Doha?
Fake Information!!
Just to give readers a clarify about this article!
Housemaid can not work in Qatar if their age below 37 yrs old! who come this girl is 17!
Women should not go to these
Women should not go to these places. Especially if the employer is a male. I heard lots of things about them and they treat the domestic helpers as slaves and sex objects. This perv old guy should be in prison for 20 years!
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