Press release
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On Saturday, February 5, the Public Prosecutor decided to refer businessman Mohammed Al-Amin to the Criminal Court on charges of human trafficking and indecent assault of seven female minor by force and under threat.
The decision came after the Public Prosecution completed its investigations in Case No. 1418 of 2022 Fifth Settlement Felonies, in which it heard the testimony of thirteen witnesses, the statements of the victims, as well as the findings from the examination of the accused’s mobile phone, and the reports of the Forensic Medicine Authority, the National Council for Motherhood and Childhood, and the Psychological and Social Research at the Ministry of Social Solidarity.
The referral decision included accusing him of dealing with natural persons, namely the “N.A.A.”, “M.P.M.”, “N.S.A.”, “H.A.A.,” “L.S.M.”, “F.S.A.” and “H.S.M.” He arranged for them a place to shelter them (House of the Faithful Hands for Orphans Care) and took advantage of their weakness, need and his authority over them, with the intention of sexually exploiting them. That felony was linked to the felony of sexual exploitation of the aforementioned children, revealing their private parts, which they are keen to preserve, keeping them hidden from public view, and indecent assault on them, as described in the description of the accusation.
The security forces had arrested the accused on Friday, January 7, 2022, on charges of human trafficking and assaulting some girls inside two orphanages owned by him in Beni Suef Governorate.
The accused established two nurseries for children and a care home for orphan girls from the age of 2 to 18 years in the Beni Suef governorate, where it was noticed that there were multiple cases of involuntary urination and defecation for many girls of the orphanage at different ages until the matter was reported to the National Council for Childhood and Motherhood, as well as the Ministry of Social Solidarity, especially by girls above 16-year-old. They accused him of harassing them, forcing them to engage in indecent behavior with him, and subjecting them to sexual and physical abuse for beating them during sex. After hiring a number of specialized workers to examine the children’s girls in the orphanage to verify rumors, it was found that girls from 4 to 12 years of age suffered from sexual abuse, and the Minister of Social Solidarity decided to close the “A.A.” home for orphans without a home, which is owned by the accused in Beni Suef Governorate. It cancelled its licenses and transferred of all 18 girls to another social institution.
