She expressed dissatisfaction at the weak punishment given to her harasser, who was sentenced to two weeks in prison. The perpetrator was acquitted of the sexual harassment charges. I also left my university because of the incident,” Ebeid said. Ebeid said she felt the defendant was no different from a terrorist who kills and slays others, and demanded that the judiciary be more deterrent in sexual harassment incidents. He should have been sentenced to two years in prison over sexual harassment in accordance with the law, she pointed out.

Source: Egypt Independent October 17, 2017 12:44 UTC