A 19-year-old student has been arrested in Egypt for allegedly offering his services as a sex partner to rich Arabs on the internet.

The case is the third prosecution in Egypt this year for attempting to procure sex with other men on the web.

Ahmed Ibrahim Abu el-Dahab was arrested in a Cairo cafe. He was expecting to meet a man who had replied to his internet ad.

The man turned out to be an undercover police officer. Abu el-Dahab has been charged with committing an indecent act. He is also accused of posting obscene photos of himself on his home page. If found guilty, he could face up to three years in jail.

Last month, three men were accused of starting internet sites with pornographic pictures, and encouraging homosexual relations. In February, a Cairo criminal court jailed a computer engineer for 15 months and an accountant for three months for advertising sexual services on the web.

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