Egypt to try media tycoon on charges of sexual assault

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s chief prosecutor has referred a well-known businessman to trial on charges of sexually assaulting seven girls in an orphanage he founded. Mohmed el-Amin, a pro-government tycoon who also founded several Egyptian media outlets, was additionally charged with human trafficking, public prosecutor Hamada el-Sawy said in a statement. The statement said the prosecutors’ investigation showed that the suspect had exploited the children’s vulnerability in the orphanage for girls in the southern province of Beni Suef. The suspect’s lawyers have previously described the accusations as baseless. He could face up to life in prison if convicted. No date has been set for trial.