Sex boast: Saudi man gets 5 yrs in jail,1000 lashes

A Saudi court on Wednesday sentenced a man to five years in jail and 1,000 lashes for boasting about his sexual exploits on television.

Abdul-Jawad,a divorced father of four,was arrested in August after discussing his premarital sexual encounters,showing off his pick-up techniques and displaying some sex toys and lubricants on a Lebanese TV programme. The 32-year-olds comments caused a public outcry in Saudi Arabia,where the religious elite has vast powers over society and religious police enforce the segregation of men and women in public. More than 200 complaints were filed against him. His lawyer said he would appeal the court’s ruling.

Three of Abdul-Jawad’s friends who appeared on the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation were sentenced to two years in jail and 300 lashes each.