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Asian student, 22-year-old face trial at Dubai  Criminal Court for allegedly raping his 16-year-old girlfriend.

The incident happened in April during one of their outings.

The duo went to spend some time in Al Mamzar beach, he asked her to sit on the backseat of his vehicle and tried undressing her.

When she refused, he sexually assaulted her.

A week later, they went out for another outing at the same beach, he tried assaulting her again and she resisted.

He threatened to force himself on her if she doesn’t cooperate.

The victim told her family and the case was reported to the police.