A computer teacher is being investigated by Dubai Public Prosecution after he allegedly asked a female student to send him nude pictures of her through WhatsApp according to a report in Gulf News.
Officials at Public Prosecution said the 46-year-old Filipino teacher identified as A.E works at a private school in Deira.
The 11-year-old Arab girl has been identified as L.Y, a Grade 6 student. According to the girl’s 43-year-old mother, the school contacted her in May about the mental condition of the girl and the changes in her behaviour. “I started monitoring my daughter and noticed she was under some kind of pressure and always complained about pain in her body. Finally on 5 July, we discovered that her computer teacher was contacting her on her WhatsApp after school hours and sending inappropriate messages and posts,” the mother told investigators.
The teacher asked the girl to take pictures of her private parts and send them to him via WhatsApp.
The mother said they are not sure of physical molestation but they are sure of verbal harassment because of the WhatsApp messages.
The student was interviewed by experts in a special room for children at Al Ghusais police station.
The teacher has been arrested by police and admitted during interrogation that he encouraged the student to send him nude pictures.
Dubai Public Prosecution are still investigating the incident and collecting evidence.