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A Scarborough lawyer has admitted harassing a former lover by using texts and a sex video in a failed attempt to convince her to have an abortion.

Omar Hasan Al Zahid, 31, pleaded guilty last month to criminal harassment against his 30-year-old lover last year in front of Justice Miriam Bloomenfeld at the Ontario Court of Justice in Scarborough.

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The woman met Al Zahid on Valentine’s Day 2018 through the victim’s previous landlord, said Crown attorney Alexandra Rowell, in reading an agreed statement of fact.

“The two became involved in an intimate relationship. Subsequently, the victim was evicted from her residence and Al Zahid became her landlord,” said Rowell.

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During the relationship, the lawyer video recorded the victim performing sexual acts and also took photos on his cell phone with the victim’s consent, court heard.

On April 5, 2019, the victim took a pregnancy test and discovered it was positive. She delivered the news to the lawyer at his Kingston Rd. office, said Rowell.