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Egyptian exec arrested at NY's posh Pierre hotel for alleged sexual assault By Barbara De Lollis <http://content.usatoday.com/topics/reporter/Barbara+De+Lollis> , USA TODAY A Nov. 27, 1968 file photo shows the exterior of the Pierre Hotel at 61st and 5th Avenue in New York. Mahmoud Abdel Salam Omar, former chairman of Egypt's Bank of Alexandria and durrently an executive with El-MexSalines Co., was arrested Monday, May 31, 2011, on charges of sexually abusing a maid at The Pierre hotel. <javascript:void(0)> CAPTION By AP Photo Less than two weeks after the arrest of prominent French banker and politician Dominique Strauss-Kahn for allegedly trying to rape a housekeeper in his New York City hotel suite <http://travel.usatoday.com/hotels/post/2011/05/imf-case-at-sofitel-new-york -highlights-dangers-for-housekeepers/170759/1> , New York police on Monday arrested a high-powered businessman at a posh hotel on similar charges, according to the New York Times <http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/31/nyregion/hotel-guest-in-new-york-is-charg ed-with-sexual-assault.html?_r=1> and New York Daily News <http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2011/05/30/2011-05-30_egyptian_bus inessman_mahmoud_abdelsalam_omar_busted_in_sex_assault_of_hotel_maid.html> . EXCLUSIVE! The Pierre answers questions about security, arrest <http://travel.usatoday.com/hotels/post/2011/05/the-pierre-hotel-statement-r egarding-guests-arrest-sexual-assault-charges/172453/1> Police arrested at The Pierre 74-year-old Egyptian banker Mahmoud Abdel-Salam Omar for allegedly sexually assaulting a 44-year-old hotel housekeeper in his $900-a-night room, the stories say. He was charged with "sexual abuse, unlawful imprisonment, forcible touching and harassment," the Daily News says. He spent Monday night at the 19th Precinct stationhouse on the upper East Side. DEADLY HOTEL FALL: Woman falls from 10th floor hotel window <http://travel.usatoday.com/hotels/post/2011/05/w-hotel-midtown-atlanta-woma n-plunges-to-death-10th-story-window/172334/1> TWITTER: Follow Hotel Check-In's BarbDelollis <http://twitter.com/barbdelollis> Omar is chairman of a prominent Middle Eastern salt company, and is the former head of the Bank of Alexandria, the story says. According to the Daily News article, police sources say this is what happened at about 6 p.m. Sunday: He had called for room service requesting tissues and answered the door in his pajamas, police sources said. When the maid, whom he had not specifically requested, arrived at his 10th-floor room, he asked her to put the box of tissues on a table, sources said. As she moved toward the table, he locked the door. "He locked her in the room and had her trapped," a police source said. "He grabbed her breasts, groped her. He was grinding against her." He then asked the woman for her phone number, the story says. She gave him a fake number and then fled the room, the story says. The incident was reported to police on Monday morning. It's not clear why it was not reported sooner. "Experienced NYPD detectives found the complainant to be credible," Paul Browne, the NYPD's top spokesman told the Daily News. PHOTO GALLERY: Virgin Hotels inspired by fun Virgin Atlantic VIP lounge <http://travel.usatoday.com/hotels/post/2011/05/sir-richard-branson-hotel-ve nture-inspiration-virgin-atlantics-clubhouse/172011/1> PHOTO GALLERY: World's highest hotel in Hong Kong <http://travel.usatoday.com/hotels/post/2011/03/worlds-highest-hotel-ritz-ca rlton-opening-day-photo-tour-hong-kong/149757/1> The Pierre gave the New York Times this statement: "We will fully comply with the investigation as requested." Since his arrest, Strauss-Kahn, 62, resigned as chief of the International Monetary Fund and is living under house arrest in Manhattan while awaiting trial. This morning, the Wall Street Journal reports that the defense team for Strauss-Kahn is expected to try to discredit the Sofitel hotel housekeeper <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303657404576355393834590056.h tml> , a 32-year-old widow from Guinea who is said to be deeply religious [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [email protected]. -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [email protected] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [email protected] Unsubscribe: [email protected] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. 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