Indian watchman faces UAE court for allegedly raping Pinay cleaner

An Indian watchman faced a United Arab Emirates court on Monday over allegations that he raped a Filipina cleaner in July last year.

The watchman, 31, was accused of raping the Filipina, 32, while she was cleaning his sponsor’s bedroom in a villa in The Meadows, UAE news site Gulf News reported Tuesday.

The suspect, who is on bail, entered a not guilty plea before the Dubai Court of First Instance on Monday and insisted before presiding judge Ezzat Abdul Lat they he and the victim had "consensual" sex.

For its part, the court will appoint a lawyer to defend the suspect when it reconvenes on April 27.

The Filipina told prosecutors the incident happened while the villa was empty, adding she and the suspect were alone at the villa at the time.

She said she was making one of the beds in a room on the upper floor, and he walked in and asked her to sit on the bed.

"When I asked him why, he pushed me down on the bed and removed my clothes. I tried to resist him and push him away, but I couldn’t stop him. He forced me to have sex with him and, after he finished, he asked me not to tell anyone what happened. He pinned me down and used force. I was too scared and cried a lot and that was why I could not call for help,” she said.

A policeman told prosecutors the woman then lodged a rape complaint at Jebel Ali police station.

The policeman said the Filipina claimed the watchman "exploited the fact that his sponsor and wife were out when he forced himself on her."

The policeman added the suspect then asked the Filipina not to tell anybody what he did.

"She rushed to the police station and informed them what happened. The defendant was at the villa at the time of his arrest,” the policeman said. —Joel Locsin/KBK, GMA News

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