By Eman Al Baik

A homeless man allegedly sexually assaulted a Russian woman who had allowed him to stay in her flat that she shared with a friend.



On December 25, 2013, at around 11.30pm, the victim, DJ, called the accused who had told her that he needed to talk to her.



“He came to my building in Al Quoz and we sat talking until 1am. He told me that he had not found a job in UAE since October and that he he had no shelter.



“Since my roommate was not in the house, I offered to allow him to to sleep on her bed. He agreed and we went up to the flat. We watched TV until 2.30am and then I showed him the bedroom which had two separate beds.



“I sat on my bed and asked him to sleep on the other one which was about two metres away. Instead, he sat next to me and pushed me towards my bed and had forcible sex. I could not resist him as he was strong. I begged him to leave me alone but he did only after he had sex. I put on my clothes and grabbed the opportunity to run away from the flat,” she told investigators.



DJ tried to hide in a friend’s house in the opposite building.



“While I was telling my friend and her flat mates about what happened, he knocked at the door but we did not open. He apologized and left. I slept in my friend’s flat and on the next day, I went back to my flat accompanied by the building’s security staff. I did not report the incident immediately to the police as some friends told me that I would be held responsible for inviting him to my house,” the victim told investigators after five days.



Her friends made corroborative testimonies.



The court will reconvene on May 28.



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