During the first hearing of a child assault case in Damanhour, the five-year-old boy, identified as Yassin, appeared in the court wearing a Spider-Man mask as part of the trial proceedings against a 79-year-old school official at a private language school, local media reports. The trial has garnered significant media attention, especially due to the emotional and distressing nature of the case, which involves a young child as the victim. On Wednesday, 30 April, the Damanhour Criminal Court sentenced the school official to life imprisonment on charges of sexually assaulting Yassin. The mask, which covered Yassin’s entire face except for his eyes, was intended as a form of psychological protection for the young boy, who was set to testify against his alleged abuser. Yassin’s mother explained the decision to have her son wear a Spider-Man mask during the trial in an interview with Basma Wahba, host of the 90 Minutes program on Al-Mahwar TV. She shared that the mask was intended to help her son feel more comfortable and shield him from the intense emotions and stresses associated with the trial. “I had thought for a long time about how…
