The Ajman criminal court sentenced an Asian imam of a mosque to five years in jail followed by deportation for raping an Arab boy several times.
According to the police report, the 31-year-old man used to convince the 12-year-old boy to join him after Isha prayer to his room located near the mosque in Al Jarf area.
The father informed the police that the boy's mother recognised changes in his behaviour and that he was coming home late after the prayers.
The boy told her he was sexually abused by the imam nine times in his room.
The imam gave him Dh5 every time he went to his room and told him that he can come to him anytime after Isha prayers if he needed money.
The forensic laboratory issued a report proving that the boy had been abused several times. The police arrested the imam and referred him to public prosecution.