According to British newspaper The Guardian, Ramadan, 60, is accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a Swiss hotel in 2008.
Ramadan presented himself as an academic amid his qualifications being questioned, and when sex scandals beleaguered him in 2017 and two French women accused him of rape for the first time, he disappeared from the scene.
The case of the Brotherhood’s founder’s grandson was seen as one of the most important issues raised in the “Me Too” campaign, which aimed to expose stalkers and sex offenders.
As for the Swiss plaintiff, a woman converted to Islam in her youth, she was forty years old when she was attacked, according to the lawsuit.
The complainant, who has received widespread support from women’s rights organizations, says she has received threats because of the case, while she prefers to present her as “Brigitte” during the trial.
She said she first met Ramadan at a book signing ceremony in Geneva, Switzerland, and then continued contact between them through communication platforms.
Months later, Ramadan invited the woman to a cup of coffee at the hotel on the sidelines of a conference, then assaulted her in a manner described as “brutal” in her room.
Swiss justice has filed 3 rape charges against Ramadan, in connection with what happened on October 28, 2008, in addition to a charge related to forced sexual relations.
Ramadan faces a sentence of up to 10 years in prison, as he denies the charges against him, telling the court he is innocent, saying what was raised about him was only “to simple lies”.
Francois Zamray, the Swiss plaintiff’s lawyer, said in a press release that the trial “reopens his client’s wounds” as it reminds her of what she suffered for 15 years, but that she is ready to fulfill the “duty of disclosure”, because the matter is not just a case for her.
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