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| Saudi court upholds death sentence for child rapist |
| 2014-04-07 |
| [Dawn] Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... 's supreme court has upheld a death sentence handed down against a teacher convicted of kidnapping and raping eight maidens of tender years, a local daily reported on Sunday. A lower court in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah had found the man guilty last year of kidnapping girls aged between six and 11 from public areas and taking them to his home to rape them, the Makkah newspaper reported without giving his name. His last victim, a nine-year-old whom he kidnapped from a wedding hall, was able to guide police to the area of Jeddah where he lived, leading to his arrest in 2011. Earlier reports said the man was 42 at the time of his arrest, and married with four children. He reportedly offered the girls sweets to lure them into his car, and sent his family away while he raped his victims in the family home. Rape is one of a raft of crimes punishable by death in Saudi Arabia. Others include murder, apostasy, armed robbery and drug trafficking. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #6 He forgot to marry them first. |
| Posted by: Snusort Spomose2148 2014-04-07 14:37 |
| #5 Seems fitting. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2014-04-07 14:22 |
| #4 did each girl have eight witnesses? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2014-04-07 13:51 |
| #3 Surprise, surprise! For once I agree with the Muslims. Of course, if the Sharia penalty for a thief is to cut off his hand, I could suggest an appropriate punishment for a rapist. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2014-04-07 11:23 |
| #2 Certainly cuts back on recidivism. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2014-04-07 09:07 |
| #1 When they're right, they're right. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2014-04-07 00:11 |