Dubai: Police arrested a 30-year-old African expatriate suspected of raping a British woman in Dubai Silicon area on New Year's Day. He will be in police custody pending further investigation.
The man denied the accusation saying the 36-year-old drunk British woman was the one who approached him for sexual favours, reported Arabic daily Khaleej Times.
The plaintiff claimed that she first met the suspect while she was waiting for the elevator, alleging that he pushed her inside as she was opening the door and raped her.
Meanwhile, the suspect claimed that he went to meet his friend who lived on 18th floor adding that the British lady requested him for help to carry her luggage to her studio on the 25th floor.
He denied the accusations while admitting having consensual sex with the British lady.