Today a court in the United Arab Emirates decided that a 14-year-old girl will be tried for adultery later this month, even though the law says no one under 15 can be charged for sex crimes.
According to Gulf News, the girl was arrested on March 22 in Ajman for allegedly meeting with her 25-year-old boyfriend on the roof of her home. Her father says he had no idea what was going on when he and his daughter were summoned to the police station. He explains:
I learnt that someone had complained against her – that she was meeting an adult man on the roof of our building. I became angry with her and told the police that I would handle the matter within the family.
Instead, police arrested the girl and put her in a jail with adult women. She was also examined by a gynecologist who confirmed that she is a virgin.
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