Monday 30 May 2016

UAE: Passenger Smears Sleeping Passenger With Lotion As She Slept

A woman was sexually assaulted by a fellow male passenger on a flight from Dubai to New York City, authorities said.

According to The Smoking Gun, the suspect rubbed lotion over the victim’s body while she was asleep. Federal investigators revealed that the suspect told flight attendants that the victim had “enjoyed it because she did not resist.”

The incident occurred on an Emirates aircraft. The victim was seated next to Nadeem Mehmood Quraishi, 42, when she fell asleep after having taken anti-anxiety medication. When she awoke after a few hours, Quraishi had apparently inquired “whether she had a good nap”.

It was at this point when the woman realised that lotion had been spread over her body. She also noticed that her “vaginal area was sore” when making her way to the bathroom. Apparently her underwear had been shifted and lotion was smeared all over her private parts.

After returning to her seat, she asked Quraishi where her lotion was and he handed it back to her. The woman contacted crew members and told them what had happened.

When crew members questioned Quraishi, he reportedly admitted applying lotion to the woman’s body and vaginal area.

He said that he thought the woman “needed it” and that she “enjoyed it because she did not resist.”

Quraishi made an appearance in court where a magistrate set his bail at more than $50 000. He was also ordered to hand over his passport and was refrained from travelling outside of New York without court permission.

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