Man jailed for attempt to kiss two colleagues

A Bahraini man will spend the next one year behind bars for attempting to kiss two female colleagues after he was found guilty by the High Criminal Court.

The defendant was put on trial after he was accused of harassing two women in the first 30 days of joining the company. In her complaint, the first victim told police officers that she was frightened after the accused called her to his cabin under the pretext of performing an official task and attempted to misbehave with her.

“I got the job in the company through a friend of mine. And after one month of starting my work, he called me to his cabin to complete some tasks on the computer. He locked the door and tried to kiss me,” the victim said.

“After a few hours, he rang me to apologize. However, he continued to engage in a flirtatious conversation. I disconnected the line and since then never answered his phone calls.”

The second victim also allegedly had a similar experience with the accused. “It was only ten days since I joined the job. He called me to his cabin and began misbehaving with me. He said he wanted a chocolate and this was the phrase he used while making sexual advances to female colleagues,” she told prosecutors.