"I didn't mean to harass her, sir, she is my daughter's age, and this is my daughter's image," said MS, a 38-year-old Asian salesman, who defended himself before the Dubai Public Prosecution and the Criminal Court from the charge of committing a felony. The case is still pending before the court, but the judiciary finally cleared more than one defendant in similar cases, including an Asian worker, a social worker, and a driver whom the family accused of defaming her daughter.

Many defendants in cases of harassment of children, especially under the age of discrimination, at the age of five and six, assert that they did not intentionally, and misunderstood by the family, which represents a poetry between good faith, sincere emotion, and crime.

Assistant General Commander of Dubai Police for Criminal Investigation, Maj. Gen. Khalil Ibrahim Al-Mansouri, assures Emirates Today that filing a report against a child molestation suspect is not arbitrary, but depends on a number of reasons, including the circumstances and location of the incident, and whether or not there are witnesses. He pointed out that there are people who act with children on humanitarian grounds, and this should not be misunderstood by families. "Each case varies according to its circumstances and circumstances," said the head of the civil court in Dubai, the former head of the criminal court, Judge Ahmed Saif. "The court has taken into account all these aspects before the verdict, but in any case the person should be kept away from suspicion and not be courted. "Exaggerated with a strange child, because acceptance of whether or not depends on the culture of the parents of the child, and the consequences may be dire even if acting in good faith."

State courts have tried cases of child molestation, in which defendants have denied intentionally committing them, including one currently being tried by the Dubai Criminal Court for a 38-year-old seller, MS, who is accused of violating the forced coercion of a five-year-old girl by kissing her on the cheek.

The girl's father said that the maid asked his wife not to send his daughter alone to the grocery store, because she suspected the defendant's behavior with the child.He went beyond the situation because he thought she had misunderstood. Sweets Although the maid bought other items, his daughter also told him that the defendant was carrying her, sitting at the table, kissing her, and taking pictures of her with his phone, which disturbed her but she went beyond him in exchange for sweets.

He added that he asked the maid about this and told him that the girl's words are true, and that she is uncomfortable with the man's actions, as he carries and accepts her. He called the police who came to the place and arrested him.

A witness from Dubai Police said that he moved to the site of the communication, took note of the witness statement, then arrested the defendant who confessed to kissing the girl and photographed her when she came to him in the store, but denied that he deliberately harassed her, and stated that she looked like his daughter, and felt nostalgic whenever he saw The victim.

The Dubai Criminal Court finally acquitted a salesman in one of the pavilions of the global village for speaking exaggeratedly with a child, touching her hand in a way she deemed inappropriate, and after his arrest and referral to the prosecution and the court, he confirmed that he did not intentionally feel her hand badly, and perhaps a mistake. In showing his affection towards her.

The RAK Court also acquitted a man of the charge of indecent assault on a child, having been assured of the absence of the elements of the crime and the lack of conclusive evidence against the accused.

Dubai Police Criminal Investigation Assistant Commander-in-Chief, Major General Khalil Ibrahim Al-Mansouri, told Emirates Today that parental sympathy must be differentiated and behave inappropriately by a sick and dysfunctional person, stressing that police are looking at a number of circumstances before filing a criminal complaint against A person accused of harassing a child, including the circumstances of the incident and the place where it occurred, is different from a public to a private place, in addition to the criminal record of the person himself, witness statements and whether the incident is documented by cameras.

He added that there are cases of accident or by nature, school bus drivers, for example, may behave with a kind of emotion with a child crying or going through a difficult situation, so the driver patted his head to calm him down, as well as the bus supervisors or teachers, in which case you must wait Families before taking escalatory action, understand the person's actions, and fully trust that it is impossible for the police to go unnoticed if they realize that there has been harm to the child.

He pointed out that there are acceptable behaviors in the UAE society in the sense that it is a friendly and interrelated society, it is possible that the adult person deals with the child as his son or daughter, and these are not repulsive behaviors, as long as they have occurred in appropriate circumstances and proved conclusive evidence that the intention of the person is good.

He appealed to families not to intimidate or exaggerate their children, and to replace them by observing them and not leaving them away on their own, because some of the actions of families reflect negatively on the child, injuring his feelings and make him feel constant tension and fear, stressing that there are cameras everywhere now, and police services have the capabilities that help them To distinguish between good faith behavior and improper behavior.

Judge Ahmed Saif, head of the Dubai Civil Court, said that this aspect is very sensitive, and there are things to pay attention to and take into account, the most important of all is the different cultures, what is acceptable to an Emirati or Arab citizen may not be acceptable to foreigners. With regard to children, because the latter are more sensitive to strangers, perhaps because of conditions associated with their country. He added that there are aspects that are considered by the court in this type of cases, related to the circumstances of the incident and the criminal record of the accused, pointing out that there are cases that can not be considered harassment, even if the family misunderstood, such as to see the person lost a child crying in a public place, He tries to calm him and deliver him to the security men, and his father, or his mother, appears by chance and thinks that the person is exploiting the child, in which case the court examines the circumstances and realizes that the person is in good faith.

On the other hand, if the same person takes the child to a destination other than security personnel, such as taking him to the Hammamet area or a secluded corner, in which case he puts himself in suspicion and his position cannot be explained in good faith.

Saif explained that there are clear procedures taken by the concerned authorities in these cases, the police register a communication if it considers a criminal suspicion, and they seek the opinion of the Public Prosecutor, stressing that the State has been keen to provide protection for the child, but according to clear procedures do not tolerate error. He stressed the need to stay away from suspicions so that the person is not exposed to the unpleasant aftermath, even if the goodwill, because there are parents who do not accept the mere smile, and consider it a reflection of bad intention, so you should not exaggerate the wooing of a strange child, unless it is within a family If a person is with his wife and children and they are joking about a child, in this case the situation is different and cannot be suspected.

Mohammed al-Awami al-Mansouri, a lawyer, says he has dealt with several cases in the same circumstances, including one in which his client was acquitted, but in the end he went through difficult circumstances, including seizure and prosecution, because of a child's misconduct.

He adds that the judge is the mandate holder and his judgment depends on his judgment and conviction, which are based on circumstances and circumstances.There is a big difference between humor and kindness and harassment and bad faith, but in the end can not be tolerated against any actions related to children because the fingers of the hand is not the same, and there is no Disorderly, and there is innocent goodwill. Al-Mansouri stressed the need for everyone to realize that deportation is obligatory in cases of indecent assault, even if the sentence was imprisoned one day, or a fine of 100 dirhams, so we must stay away from suspicions, some deal with excessive sensitivity in relation to his children, but there are cases where the accused himself For the kind of extortion until the plaintiff waives the lawsuit, pointing out that there are cases aware of the father of the child, or his mother, that the person who accuses him innocent, but refuses to give up free of charge.

He pointed out that the situation has now changed considerably with regard to the circumstances of cases of harassment of children, elevators and groceries are covered with cameras, places that were the scene of those crimes in the past, and only remains to pay attention to their children in the areas of games and gatherings, to protect them from Soul Souls.

Al-Mansouri explained that one of the cases he addressed to a person who committed an unintended folly, is to exaggerate the exaggeration of a six-year-old girl because she resembles his daughter, and the problem in this case that the child itself misunderstood him and felt fear because he was strange about her, she told her parents who had initiated a lawsuit against him, and proved the innocence of the man Later, however, his behavior was ultimately uncalculated.

Some 200 nationalities reside in the country, what is acceptable to one is unacceptable to the other, and what we are used to in our country of caring for children and joking, is interpreted by others in the wrong way, so it is better to be careful and act in a decent manner. And calculated.

Defendants assert that they did not intentionally harass, and were misunderstood by the family.

Police services have the potential to distinguish between good faith behavior and improper conduct.

A girl who was scared, and misunderstood the affection of an accused exaggerated because she resembles his daughter.

Exaggerated intimidation of children

Jacob Hammadi from the source

The academic and vocational counselor at Tarim Omran Tarim School, Yacoub Mohammed Al Hammadi, said that it is easy to discern the nature of the act committed against the child by the body language of the person who does so.There are areas in his body that cannot be interpreted in good faith if a stranger touches them. The nature of his view of the child, and the affection for him to a large extent, and may be the habit of many, especially Arabs, joking children or playing with them even if they are strange, and this is sometimes explained wrong, and added that the most important aspect is the reaction of the child itself, some families Exaggerate the intimidation of her children, which makes them apprehensive fear, and behave with a kind of tension with a Strangers, Vivsron any act in the wrong way, and transferred to their parents what happened in a way may be different from reality, stressing the importance of acting in a balanced manner, and not excessive in charge of others without the certainty of the bad faith of the person and his behavior wrong. On the nature of these cases in schools, Al Hammadi explained that some young children may commit unintended acts against their classmates, in order to imitate the scene they saw or the position of an adult relative, but these actions can not be criminalized or exaggerated fear, because they are not understood or intentional .