Former SM Jaleel VP, Adil Aleem Mohammed’s lawyer has threatened to sue local media who he claimed misrepresented the facts of the ongoing case against his client.

Mohammed has been charged with ten counts of possessing child pornography images and the case is expected to be heard before a Miami court in the near future. According to his lawyer, Mohammed is facing charges of having illegal content on his cellphone, and not having physical contact with a child.

A statement which was issued yesterday September 18 by defence attorney Mark Eiglarsh stated that:

“Mohammed was charged with ten counts of possessing child pornography images on his cellphone, pursuant to Florida Statute 827.071.”

He added that claims of his client having any physical contact with any minor were erroneously reported by numerous reputable media outlets.

“A simple reading of his arrest affidavit makes clear that he’s not charged with molesting and/or coming into contact with any minor to engage in unlawful sexual acts.”

He went on to say:

“The false reporting by media outlets is especially troubling in light of the fact that Mr Mohammed is innocent and didn’t wilfully possess the disturbing images. As he informed investigators immediately after his arrest, and as supported by independent credible evidence, the images appeared in his camera roll through no fault of his own. They automatically downloaded onto his phone’s camera roll after Mr Mohammed visited various lawful adult websites on WhatsApp. Miami prosecutors are aware of the defence and are currently investigating.

“Mr Mohammed is in the process of holding accountable all media outlets who erroneously reported that he was arrested for molesting children. He is demanding that all outlets who ran the false story immediately issue a retraction. Mr Mohammed will likely be initiating defamation lawsuits against media outlets who grossly and maliciously defamed him.”