A court in Egypt has sentenced a media tycoon with close links to the government to ‘three years in jail’ for his involvement in “human trafficking and the indecent assault of underage girls”at an orphanage he founded.
Mohamed El-Amin who owned several influential media outlets was arrested earlier this year after “allegations of sexual abuse”at the orphanage were made public by a humanitarian organisation called Missing Children.
The public prosecutor said that “he had exploited his authority and the girls’ vulnerability.”
El-Amin has denied the charges and will be able to appeal the sentence.
