A visiting Muslim prayer leader who groped two teenagers and a grandmother on the northern beaches is facing fresh allegations of indecently assaulting two other women.
Ahmed Abdelshafy Mohamed El-Kahly, who has been visiting a mosque in Dee Why to lead evening prayers during the month of Ramadan, has appealed to a magistrate to be sentenced quickly for the crimes so he can return home to Egypt on Friday.
Magistrate Michael Barbour denied the request, saying he would require a pre-sentencing report to determine the seriousness of the charges, which may take several days.
His decision came as police revealed in North Sydney Local Court on Monday they are investigating further complaints from two women they were indecently assaulted by the 59-year-old sheikh.
Despite pleading guilty to the offences, El-Kahly said the assaults were the result of a cultural misunderstanding. El-Kahly's son, who lives in Sydney, said the incidents arose when people on the beach asked to have their photos taken with his father, who was wearing exotic Egyptian Islamic dress.
Outside court, El-Kahly's lawyer, Rick Mitry, said his client was highly distressed and needed to return to Egypt on Friday to avoid losing the cost of his air fare.
"CULTURAL MISUNDERSTANDING"?WHAT CULTURE REQUIRES YOU TO SQUEEZE BREASTS OF 16 YEAR OLDS AND MOLEST ELDERLY WOMEN?
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