Earlier this week, a hashtag went viral in Egypt exposing a psychiatrist who has allegedly been using his profession and has posed as a spiritual guide to sexually abuse underage girls from the Coptic Christian community in Egypt for years. Not long after, the hashtag was trending for three days straight, with many women using #M_F_Sexual_Abuser (#المتحرش_م_ف) to share their stories of abuse at the hands of the alleged abuser. M.F. refers to the initials of the accused assaulter. As charges have not yet been filed and investigations are ongoing, Egyptian Streets has chosen not to name the individual accused per instructions received from the Egyptian Public Prosecution in relation to similar cases. [TRIGGER WARNING: This article contains graphic details of rape and sexual abuse. Reader discretion is advised.] According to various social media posts and information received by Egyptian Streets from those close to the case, the man accused of abuse would target underage Christian girls, luring them to his home for unlicensed private psychiatry sessions. Under the pretext of being a spiritual guide, the survivors fully trusted the accused, opening up about their private lives while seeking out…
‘Years of Sexual Abuse’: Egyptian Psychiatrist Accused of Assaulting Underage Girls Exposed
October 4, 2020
