Domestic worker in court for molesting 3-year-old in UAE

In a shocking case of child abuse, a Dubai-based domestic worker molested her employer's child, taking indecent images of the young girl and sharing them on WhatsApp. 

According to Khaleej Times, the defendant's case was heard at Dubai's Court of First Instance on Sunday.

Sharing its details, the victim's mother told prosecutors she had hired the worker a while back on the condition that she would not own or carry a cell phone. 

A few months later, she discovered the employee was hiding two mobile phones and decided to confiscate them. 

She then went through both phones and found disturbing explicit images of her 3-year-old daughter on the devices. 

Shocked by what she found on both phones, the woman confronted the domestic worker. 

"When I asked her why she has these images, she told me she sent them to her husband, ex-husband, cousin and a male friend," the mother explained. 

"Then I asked her why she would take such pictures of my daughter, she said there was no specific reason," she added. 

The victim's parents immediately reported the incident to authorities. 

During her interrogation, the defendant admitted she had shared the images with many of her relatives back home via messaging apps. 

She is now facing "charges of molestation and spreading explicit content." 

The next hearing in the case will be held on January 21.