El Jadida Court of Appeals sentenced a pedophile who sexually assaulted a minor boy on the beach of El Jadida to 20 years in prison on Tuesday.
This case sparked outrage among Moroccans, leading the “Don’t Touch My Child” association to strongly condemn the incident and appoint a lawyer from the Casablanca Bar Association to represent the group in the case. The association also made itself a civil party in the case and advocated for the minor at all stages of the trial.
The family of the child filed a complaint against the predator, who was placed in police custody for investigation under the supervision of the public prosecutor’s office over the suspicion of human trafficking and sexual assault on a minor.
Last summer, a video went viral on social media capturing a man sexually assaulting a minor boy on the beach of El Jadida. The pedophile reportedly is the head of an athletic association that runs a summer camp for children.