Arab News
 
MADINAH, Nov 6: The Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice in Mahd Al-Dahab arrested an Arab resident, who had blackmailed a number of women into having sex with him.

According to the commission, the man would blackmail his victims by threatening to post indecent photographs of them on the Internet. The man would also force his victims to give him money.

“The man had been living here for 13 years and was abusing the local people’s goodwill. He used his knowledge of the small local community to manipulate women,” said Ayman Al-Bilahish, head of the commission’s Mahd Al-Dahab branch.

A number of disturbing videos and photos, which had been used to blackmail victims, were found at the man’s apartment. “An address book with his victims’ phone numbers was also found. The commission coordinated with the victims in a confidential manner to avoid them getting in trouble with their family,” said Al-Bilahish.

“We call on women who are being sexually harassed or blackmailed to contact the nearest commission office. We will help them in dealing with their ordeal in utmost privacy,” he added.