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.
This is, however, the first retired UN worker pedophilic rapist on Marco Island.
So they have that going for them.
Which is nice.
Of course they did.
To do otherwise would be racial profiling.
And we can't have any of that.
I'll take 'Liberal Democrats' for 500, Alex.
Molesters should be killed.
Then we can have a trial, should the family insist on it.
Time to take back our Country....
He just sold his house, he's from Saudi Arabia and he's posted his bond in cash.
He's gone. Anyone who thinks he's going to come back to court to face the music has lost their mind, imo..
I didn't make the connection.
Thanks for sickening me further..
Hes on the Board of Directors of the International Corrections and Prisons Association.
Board Member - Saudi ArabiaFarouk A. A. Murad
President
Farouk A. A. Murad FoundationP.O. Box 3737
Riyad 11481
Saudi Arabia
Telephone: [.......]
Facsimile: [........]
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Farouk Murad, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is one of about 20 persons on the Editorial Board of the publication:
Low Intensity Conflict & Law Enforcement
About the JournalLow Intensity Conflict & Law Enforcement addresses a range of military, security, and law enforcement issues associated with conflict short of general war. More specifically, journal articles and features assess insurgency and counter-insurgency concepts and operations; the transnational threats of narcotics trafficking and terrorism in their many dimensions; peacekeeping and peacemaking operations; security assistance, disaster relief, and civil affairs programmes; special operations; and other security issues falling under the rubric of low intensity conflict.
Low Intensity Conflict & Law Enforcement is essential reading for military and law enforcement professionals, and for scholars specializing in security issues.
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Hes listed as a board member of the Centro Nazionale di Prevenzione e Difesa Sociale, a non- governmental in consultive status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council, according to this 2001 long document from the U.N.
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Finally, from the June 1993 United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Newsletter
Hes listed under:
NETWORK OF UNITED NATIONS INTERREGIONAL, REGIONAL, AND AFFILIATED AND ASSOCIATED INSTITUTES
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Dr. Farouk Murad
President
Arab Security Studies and Training Centre
P.O. Box 6830
Riyadh 11452, Saudi Arabia
As in "has connections" He's clearly too good to stand trial for something as trivial as feeling up little girls.
Just ask him and he will tell you.
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