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Egyptian Court Upholds Six-Month Adultery Sentence for Italian Mother

The ruling tightens a custody dispute that blocks her daughter's travel from Egypt.

Overview

  • Nessy Guerra, whose case was upheld Tuesday on appeal, now faces a six-month jail term under Egypt's adultery law.
  • A court order blocks her three-year-old daughter's exit from Egypt, with a custody hearing scheduled for June 3.
  • Italy's foreign ministry says it is giving legal help and protection and has pressed the case with Egypt's foreign minister.
  • Her lawyer says the ex-husband paid a witness and that threats forced Guerra and her child into hiding.
  • Legal friction clouds the path home, since adultery is not a crime in Italy and prior Italian bids to extradite the ex-husband from Egypt failed.