Egypt sentences teenage TikTok star to one year imprisonment over obscene TikTok video | By: Adebayo Akinkunmi

A 16-year-old woman has been been sentenced to at least one yr imprisonment in Egypt over a dance video she posted on TikTok.

The sentence was upheld by a Baby Juvenile Court docket in Egypt on Tuesday, Could 31, after her movies have been branded obscene and immoral by authorities.

The teenage woman, recognized as Nancy Ayman who’s popularly recognized on TikTok as Mocha Hijazi, was reportedly charged to courtroom for gross indecency.

Her lawyer, Mina Nagy, had appealed the one-year sentence however the courtroom refused and sustained it.

It was gathered that her photographer, recognized as Moaz M., was additionally charged to courtroom and sentenced to a few years imprisonment with a wonderful of 100,000 Egyptian kilos ($5,300).

He was accused of sexually exploiting the minor by making her movie and publish movies of herself in revealing garments on social media with the goal of earning profits.

This transfer comes amid the continued crackdown on social media posts deemed immoral and sexually provocative within the nation.

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