Court upholds five-year sentence for repeat sex offender

AMMAN — The Cassation Court upheld a February Criminal Court decision sentencing a man to five years in prison for sexually assaulting three children in June 2017.

The Criminal Court handed the defendant four years in prison, but immediately decided to add an additional year because the defendant was a repeat offender.

The victims were between the ages of 13 and 15, court papers added.

Court documents said the defendant had met one of the victims via Facebook.

“The defendant took the victim for a ride where he sexually molested him,” court papers said.

A few weeks later, the court maintained, two of the victim’s friends went for a ride with the defendant and he molested them as well, according to court documents.

“The victims informed their families and police were immediately notified,” court papers added.

The defendant had contested the Criminal Court ruling charging that the victims provided contradictory statements and the court failed to rely on solid evidence.
However, the Cassation Court ruled that the Criminal Court’s judgement fell within the rule of law, that the proceedings were proper and that the sentence given was satisfactory.
The Cassation Court tribunal comprised judges Mohammad Ibrahim, Yassin Abdullat, Nayef Samarat, Naji Zu’bi and Majid Azab.