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Egypt president decrees sexual harassment a crime

By Maggie Michael
Published June 5, 2014 7:13pm ET
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Egypt president decrees sexual harassment a crime
A supporter of Egypt's former military chief Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi reacts to the official announcement declaring him the next president of Egypt with 96.9 percent of the vote, and a turnout of 47.45 percent, at the Election Commission headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, June 3, 2014. El-Sissi's victory was never in doubt, but the career infantry officer had pushed for a massive turnout as well to bestow legitimacy on his ouster last July of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi and the ensuing crackdown on his Muslim Brotherhood and Islamist supporters. (AP Photo/Ahmed Gamil) | Ahmed Gamil

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s outgoing president on Thursday decreed sexual harassment a crime punishable by up to five years in prison, a much-anticipated move toward combating the abuse deeply rooted in this Mideast country.

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