Bahraini company manager jailed for sexual harassment

The highest appeal court has affirmed the oneyear jail term given to a Bahraini company manager after being found guilty for the sexual abuse of two of his female staff. The offences took place in 2017 when the accused was working as a manager in a private bank.

Charges were pressed against him after the authorities received a complaint from one of his employees accusing him of sexual harassment. The defendant, according to the victim, tried to exploit her sexually while in his cabin from which she managed to escape. After the incident, the defendant also called the victim on phone seeking pardon but ended up dropping sexual innuendos. He was also accused of sexual harassment by another lady staff.

The defendant, according to her, demanded a kiss from her after asking her to come to his office, just 10 days after joining. The defendant also tried to exploit her by summoning her to his office after switching off the lights. The public prosecution found that the accused sexual harassed the first and second victims with his repetitive behaviour with obscene attacks, often addressing them in a vulgar way.