Public Prosecutor Hesham Barakat referred a policeman to Ismailia Criminal Court on Tuesday who is accused of sexually assaulting a Russian tourist in her hotel in Sharm al-Sheikh.
Investigators say the policeman, from the South Sinai tourism police department, followed the tourist to her hotel, then she asked for help and filed a report the following day.
Public prosecution was notified on 15 March of the incident and questioned the suspect, faced with the evidence. Prosecutor then referred him to Ismailia Criminal Court and ordered him be arrested pending investigations.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
