Man sentenced to 9 years for molesting minor

AMMAN — The Court of Cassation has upheld a May Criminal Court ruling sentencing a man to nine years in prison after convicting him of molesting a boy in November 2021.

The defendant was convicted of sexually assaulting the 13-year-old boy on November 29 and was later handed the maximum punishment. 

Court papers said that the defendant was searching for scraps and headed to the victim’s house.

“The defendant asked the victim if they had any scrap and the boy informed him that they had some pieces in the backyard and invited him to take a look and take what he needed,” according to the court transcripts. 

The defendant asked the victim to accompany him, and once they were in the backyard, he “grabbed the boy’s private parts and molested him”, the court added.

“The victim’s mother spotted the sexual assault from her balcony and rushed to the backyard holding a rock,” according to the court papers.

The mother threatened to throw the rock at the defendant and asked him to stay where he was while she called police, the court stated.

The defendant did not contest the Criminal Court’s ruling.

Meanwhile, the Criminal Court’s general attorney asked the higher court to uphold the verdict against the defendant.

The Court of Cassation ruled that the verdict was correct and the defendant deserved the ruling that he had received. 

The Cassation Court comprised judges Mohammad Ibrahim, Majed Azab, Mohammad Khashashneh, Qassem Dughmi and Hammad Ghzawi.