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Egypt jails harassing student who sparked MeToo
In a rare victory for women's rights in Egypt, a 22-year-old student has been sentenced to three years in prison for sexually harassing two women using social media.
Ahmed Bassem Zaki was arrested in July in Cairo, where he attended the elite American University.
Accusations against him sparked a wider MeToo campaign as women reported their experiences of sexual harassment.
Such harassment has been illegal in Egypt since 2014.
The court, which tries cyber crimes, found Zaki guilty of sending pornographic photographs and texts to the women's phones. He can appeal against the verdict, reports AFP news agency.