Posted on 07/16/2002 7:52:44 AM PDT by The Energizer
Man accused of sexually assaulting girl out on bond
Tuesday, July 16, 2002
By VICTOR A. HILL, vahill@naplesnews.com
A man police say sexually molested a 12-year-old girl and held her against her will Saturday at a resort on Marco Island was released on bond Monday afternoon, despite a recommendation from Marco police that bond be denied.
Collier County Circuit Judge Ted Brousseau set a $50,000 bond for Farouk Murad, 66, at a hearing Monday and Farouk posted $50,000 in cash Monday afternoon, Collier County sheriff's officials said.
Murad was charged early Sunday with lewd lascivious battery-sexual act with a person 12-15 years old and kidnapping/false imprisonment of a child under 13 years old-lewd assault. Brousseau's decision surprised Marco police Detective Kevin Hennings, who is investigating the incident.
Because of the nature of the charges and the fact that Murad has no local address, police recommended he not be released on bond, Hennings said.
Additional charges may be filed, but Hennings fears Murad may leave the country. Police and sheriff's officials say the only address they have for Murad is in Saudi Arabia. Collier County property records show Murad sold his 940 Tulip Court home on Marco last month. His only other address is listed on an arrest report as P.O. Box 3737, Ryadh, Saudi Arabia.
"That's always a concern when he's a foreign national," Hennings said. "I don't know where he is, but I'll find him."
Brousseau couldn't be reached for comment. Murad also couldn't be reached for comment. The arrest report indicates Murad is a retired employee of the United Nations.
Police said the girl's mother contacted police about the incident Sunday.
Murad, a longtime friend of the girl's family, was staying at the Hilton Marco Island Beach Resort over the weekend and took the girl and her 10- and 8-year-old brothers to his room, reports said. The boys left the room to get ice, and Murad kissed and groped the girl, reports said. When the boys returned, they knocked on the door, but Murad didn't answer, reports state. Hilton officials say Murad is no longer registered at the hotel.
The girl ran away and called her mother, police said. In a later interview with police, the girl said Murad tried to persuade her to undress, and he kissed and touched her.
Murad's arraignment is scheduled for Monday, Aug. 12, at 8:45 a.m.
The plot thickens......
Now will someone please tell me why so many American women seem to desire a connection with Islamic men who will abuse them and their daughters?
Stay well - Stay safe - Stay armed - Yorktown
/2/ Otherwise, I can only think in terms of calibers.
Nobody wants to take these issues serious in the national media. Just wait and watch everyone. Hundreds of signs have been screaming from Florida about these scumbags...we are bound to be the next target of something bad.
But is it the same hotel? Hilton Marco Island Beach Resort?
Just checkin', there's more than one Hilton in many places.
I wonder if we could find out how long this animal had been staying there (since before Hicham's arrest, maybe), or if he had any friends working there, and if they all get together frequently to discuss 9/11, world jihad, and what great lays little American girls are and how bad they all want it from Muslim men.
I'm sick. Time to get off the computer for a while.
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