New York Housemaid Sexual Assault: Egyptian Businessman Denies Charges

A businessman and former chairman of a major Egyptian bank denied charges that he sexually abused a housekeeper at a luxury New York City hotel.

Mahmoud Abdel Salam Omar, wearing glasses and a suit, was arraigned just before midnight on Tuesday in Manhattan. The judge set bail at $25,000, and there was no immediate indication when Omar would post bail.

Authorities say the businessman, who is in his 70s, attacked a maid at The Pierre hotel, near Central Park and Fifth Avenue on the Upper East Side.

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