By Bassam Za’za’,
\nSenior Reporter, GulfNews
\nPublished: February 13, 2012<\/p>\n
Dubai: Two absconding \u00a0housemaids and their illegitimate babies appeared in court yesterday after the women were duped into out-of-wedlock sex with two men, who dumped them after they became pregnant. The two Filipina women, 33-year-old S.A. mother of a five-month-old boy, and 31-year-old J.B., mother of a two-year-old boy, appeared at the Dubai Misdemeanour Court on charges of having consensual sex.<\/p>\n
Prosecution records said S.A. and J.B. were arrested, along with their illegitimate babies, by law enforcement officers during a random raid against illegal immigrants in the Al Manama and Jumeirah areas.<\/p>\n
In the two unrelated cases, the Filipina housemaids likely absconded from their sponsors and met their boyfriends who ditched them after they became pregnant.<\/p>\n
In the first case, S.A. was accused of having out-of-wedlock sex with a man she identified as Erin. “I absconded from my Emirati sponsor in Ajman due to the unbearable workload and unfair Dh900 salary. I met Erin in Satwa and we fell in love. We had unprotected sex over a period of one month \u2026 as soon as I told him I was pregnant he left me and moved out. He changed his mobile number and I don’t know anything about him,” S.A. claimed during police questioning.<\/p>\n
She claimed that she paid Dh800 to her countrywoman Elma to help her deliver the baby in Satwa.<\/p>\n
Presiding Judge Mohammad Ahmad Shoaib adjourned S.A.’s case until February 26<\/p>\n
Iin the second case, when J.B. stood before the judge with her two-year-old son, she denied having consensual sex with a stranger who was not identified.<\/p>\n
Expired permit<\/p>\n
Prosecutors also charged her with working for a different sponsor and failing to pay the fines that resulted from not renewing her work permit. She admitted working for a different sponsor but denied failure to pay her fines.<\/p>\n
Prosecution records said J.B. was arrested during a raid against illegal residents in Al Manama.<\/p>\n
J.B. is expected to present her defence when the court reconvenes on February 26.<\/p>\n