Sexual harassment

Articles

• French Diplomat Accused of Sexual Harassment in Morocco Scandal
  1 September 2019, by Kamal

  Their relationship ended in the corridors of a police station, following a complaint for sexual harassment filed by a French diplomat against a young Moroccan.
  They met on social networks, before leaving the virtual world to settle in Morocco. According to the Akhbarona website, a French diplomat and a Moroccan had the habit of meeting for appointments at the property of the former in Marrakech.
  Despite his precautions not to reveal his identity, the diplomat was quickly identified by (…)

• Man Arrested in Morocco for Blackmail and Sexual Harassment of Dozens of Women
  12 September 2019, by Kamal

  A thirty-year-old man was brought before the investigating judge by the judicial police services of Larache, and was placed in custody at the Sat village prison in Tangier on Saturday, September 7, following a complaint filed by a young girl victim of sexual harassment.
  According to the Aabbir website, the case broke out when the young girl filed a complaint against a man in his thirties, who kept threatening to publish compromising photos of her on social media if she did not give him (…)

• "Hamza mon bb" Scandal: Multiple Arrests in Moroccan Celebrity Blackmail Ring
  11 September 2019, by Kamal

  Several people have been arrested in the "Hamza mon bb" case. The accused are being prosecuted for setting up a criminal network operating on virtual sites under false names. In addition, they are involved in cases of harassment, threats of publication of private photos, insults and attacks on honor in exchange for money.
  According to the Aljarida24 website, a second person was apprehended in Casablanca and brought before the courts, after the arrest of the main author of the "Hamza mon (…)

• Moroccan Woman Escapes After Violent Sexual Assault in Barcelona’s Ciutat Vella District
  17 September 2019, by Bladi.net

  A Moroccan woman was sexually assaulted by a 27-year-old man on Saturday, September 14, in the Ciutat Vella district. The aggressor forced the woman to go up to his apartment and began to abuse her, even though they had no relationship and did not even know each other.
  According to the newspaper El Periódico, the suspect was identified after beating the woman in the street and was arrested.
  According to the initial investigation, the man indicated is of Algerian nationality. He (…)

• Woman Fatally Stabs Alleged Rapist in Self-Defense Near Khémisset, Morocco
  18 September 2019, by Bladi.net

  In Khémisset, a shepherd tried to rape a woman on Saturday, September 14, in the absence of her husband. Even after rejecting his advances, the man persisted.
  A shepherd paid the price for his misconduct last Saturday, September 14, in the vicinity of Khémisset.
  The man, a 63-year-old father of 6 children, spotted the 37-year-old woman, who was also a shepherd, near a stream where she was peacefully watching over her sheep, reports Al Massae.
  The aggressor began harassing her by (…)

• Moroccan Embassy Official Accused of Cross-Border Harassment, Pursues Victim to Morocco
  20 September 2019, by Bladi.net

  A senior official at the Moroccan Embassy in Belgium and Coordinator of the MRE Children’s Learning Program in Brussels pursued his former collaborator, whom he had been harassing from Belgium, all the way to Morocco in a motorhome for 29 hours of driving. She, having been sent back to the country, filed a complaint after an initial one filed in the Belgian capital.
  This case, which occurred a few weeks ago, is worthy of a Colombian or Spanish soap opera, this romantic story, long relayed (…)

• Kuwaiti Businessman Arrested in Spain for Abusing Moroccan Domestic Worker
  24 September 2019, by Bladi.net

  Hemar, a wealthy Kuwaiti businessman based in Calpe, Spain, abused his domestic worker, Fatima, a Moroccan woman. Denounced by the victim, he was arrested by the Civil Guard as he was about to flee his home with his two children.
  For a month, Fatima, a young Moroccan woman, lived in hell. As a domestic worker, she had to take care of the two 5 and 8 year old children of Hemar, the Kuwaiti businessman. He raped and beat her, sometimes in front of his children.
  One day, as he was beating (…)

• Police Commissioner Traps Taxi Driver Accused of Harassing Multiple Passengers
  26 September 2019, by Kamal

  A Police Commissioner, in charge of the fight against violence against women, set a trap for a taxi driver accused of multiple harassment towards his customers.
  According to the daily Assabah, the sister of a Public Prosecutor, a recent victim of sexual harassment by the taxi driver, filed a complaint with the Public Prosecutor’s Office, which immediately ordered the arrest of the suspect.
  The police commissioner in charge of the case set a trap for the suspect, asking the victim to (…)

• Morocco Boosts Police Presence Near Schools to Combat Crime and Protect Students
  4 October 2019, by Ginette

  In order to fight against drug trafficking, harassment, assaults and other types of crime, the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) has given new directives to its services to strengthen surveillance around school establishments. Thus, police officers and motorcycle brigades will patrol permanently near schools.
  The objective of these directives, according to Al Ahdath Al Maghribia, is to bring the security services closer to students and schools for the protection of officials (…)

• Moroccan Teacher Arrested for Alleged Sexual Harassment of 5 Primary School Students
  4 October 2019, by Kamal

  The teacher of a primary school in the Commune of Moulay Yaacoub was accused by the parents of 5 students of sexual harassment. Apprehended by the police, the suspect denied everything.
  Prosecuted on provisional release, the teacher was brought before the Prosecutor of the King near the Court of Appeal of Fez on Thursday, October 3, following complaints filed against him by the parents of the 5 students.
  According to the Aljarida24 website, the teacher is accused of sexual harassment. (…)