A Mansoura court has sentenced Suleiman Fayed Suleiman Mohamed to life imprisonment for sexually abusing an underage girl multiple times during her visits to him for Islamic lessons. Suleiman, an Imam of a mosque in Manshiyet al-Badawi village in the Egyptian city of Daqahliya, sexually abused the 10-year-old girl multiple times inside his house following Quran memorization lessons. Suleiman lured the girl to stay overtime after other students had left. [TRIGGER WARNING: This article contains graphic details of rape and sexual abuse. Reader discretion is advised.] During the trial, the Egyptian Public Prosecution established that Suleiman took advantage of his position and authority to sexually abuse the 10-year-old girl. Suleiman was found to have lured the girl to his bedroom and anally raped her, inflicting severe physical injuries and psychological trauma as determined by health professionals and investigators. Police were first alerted to the abuse by the girl’s mother, who discovered the abuse had been happening after being approached by the girl’s cousin on her behalf. The mother reassured her daughter that it was not her fault and the daughter then revealed what had happened to her. Suleiman fled the…
Egyptian Sheikh Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for Raping a 10-Year-Old Girl
November 16, 2021
