Overseas Filipino workers (OFW) are warned that filming or even taking photos of a person and posting or sharing it on social media or by a form of a private message, more so if they are half naked, is highly prohibited in Middle Eastern countries like the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. Offenders will be put in jail and deported.
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A male OFW in Dubai was put to jail for six months and is facing deportation after he was caught secretly filming his female flatmate in Dubai, UAE.
A 24-year-old Filipina was notified by her friend that her 38-year-old Filipino former flatmate had secretly taken a video of her while half-naked in her bedroom in November.
Her friend showed her a 10-second video on WhatsApp showing her partly naked while getting dressed. It could have been taken in the morning while she prepares herself going to work.
According to her friend, the accused even boasted before him that he had filmed her nude.
The Dubai Court of First Instance convicted the suspect with breaching the woman’s modesty, molesting her by secretly filming her nude and misusing the social media by filming the woman.
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Video voyeurism is strictly punishable even in the Philippines and offenders could face legal reprimands. In the UAE, they are more strict in implementing the law against it.
The accused said he is terribly sorry for what he did as he pleaded for forgiveness but the victim demands severe punishment for what he did.
The accused said he is terribly sorry for what he did as he pleaded for forgiveness but the victim demands severe punishment for what he did.
“I was at home at Dubai Investment Park when my Filipino friend told me that the defendant had secretly filmed me nude when I was at my previous residence. Initially, I did not believe him until he showed me the clip that the accused had sent to him on WhatsApp. He secretly filmed me while I was getting dressed after taking a morning shower and getting ready to go to work. From the video content, it was quite obvious that the accused slid his hand underneath the wooden partition [that we had used to divide the room into two compartments] and made the video,” the woman narrated.
To prevent the accused from using the video and uploading it on the internet, the victim said she wants him to be punished.
Filed under the category of Overseas Filipino workers, social media, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia
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