An Eastern Province criminal court sentenced a man to five years in prison for sexually harassing a married woman.
He was also ordered by the first joint criminal circuit of the court to close his WhatsApp account and confiscate his mobile phone for misusing them.
As a result of a petition filed by the victim's husband, the Public Prosecution framed charges against the defendant.
A man has been accused of sending a woman a WhatsApp message with a sexual connotation and indecency and inviting her to engage in sexual activity.
During the course of his duties, the defendant obtained the woman's phone number, according to the Public Prosecution.
The defendant confessed to sending messages to the petitioner's wife, and acknowledged that the mobile number used in the crime was his.
Furthermore, the man admitted to communicating with the woman with explicit sexual connotations and inviting her for sex.
According to Article 6-8 of the Anti-Cyber Crime Law, he was sentenced to 4 years and 6 months of imprisonment and 6 months of disciplinary action.
