Jordanian Court Sentences Man to Death for Rape of Minor

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A 19-year-old man, identified as U.A., has been sentenced to death by the Jordanian Criminal Court for the rape of a 14-year-old girl in June 2010. The court found U.A. guilty of abducting and raping the minor as a form of revenge against her brother, who had accused him of abducting his cousin. The court's verdict relied on the testimony of a forensic expert and DNA evidence that linked U.A. to the crime. The defendant, who was unemployed at the time of the incident, had abducted the victim while she was buying bread at a bakery and kept her in a tent for three days before she managed to escape and report the incident to the authorities.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Jordanian Criminal Court sentenced a 19-year-old man to death for raping a 14-year-old girl in June 2010.
  • The court found the defendant, U.A., guilty of abducting and raping the minor as a form of revenge against her brother, who had accused him of abducting his cousin.
  • The court's verdict was based on the testimony of a forensic expert and DNA evidence that linked U.A. to the crime.
  • The defendant had abducted the victim while she was buying bread at a bakery and kept her in a tent for three days before she managed to escape and report the incident to the authorities.
  • Three other men, accused of rape, were acquitted due to lack of evidence.
  • The Cassation Court has 30 days to review the verdict.
  • U.A. was unemployed at the time of the incident.
  • The Cassation Court's review is a standard procedure in Jordan's judicial system.

Statistics:

  • 19: The age of the defendant, U.A., at the time of the incident.
  • 14: The age of the victim
  • 3: The number of days the defendant kept the victim in the tent before she managed to escape.
  • 8: The number of pages in the court's verdict.
  • 30: The number of days the Cassation Court has to review the verdict.
  • 2010: The year the incident took place.

Sources:

  • Jordan Times, August 7, 2011: "Court sentences man to death for rape of minor"
  • McClatchy-Tribune Information Services
  • The Cassation Court