DUBAI // A waiter who was too drunk to remember molesting a female colleague has been jailed.
On February 1, Pakistani M D, 25, grabbed the Filipina and tried to kiss her but she resisted his advances.
He was charged with sexual assault and consuming alcohol without a licence.
“I don’t remember what had happened, I was drunk,” said the waiter in court on Thursday morning.
The 34-year-old Filipina said: “I was heading home at about 3.30am that night when he blocked my way and pulled me by the arm – he even tore my jacket because he pulled me hard when I resisted him. I was also injured.”
The man left and she immediately reported the matter to police.
Police and prosecutors said the defendant confessed to drinking alcohol but did not admit to the attack.
However, Dubai Criminal Court found him guilty and he was sentenced to three months in jail and was fined Dh1,000.
He will be deported after completing his sentence.
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