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ZARA'S TEARS

Brit Dubai ‘rape’ victim supported by Apprentice star Selina Waterman-Smith who was gang raped in same country

Selina has set up a support organisation for abused women in the UAE after she was raped in Dubai in 2012 and said she is doing 'everything I can to get justice for Zara-Jayne'

A BRIT arrested after alleging she was raped was today locked in emotional talks with sex attack victim and Apprentice star Selina Waterman-Smith.

Zara-Jayne Moisey, 25, told police she was raped by two British men in a Dubai hotel.

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Zara-Jayne wipes away tears during talks with SelinaCredit: Chris Eades

But she was thrown in jail before being bailed, accused of breaching the United Arab Emirates’ strict laws on extra-marital sex.

Selina, who has set up a support organisation for abused women in the UAE after she was raped in Dubai in 2012, said: “I am doing everything I can to get justice for Zara-Jayne.”

Zara-Jayne wept as the two women prepared for the upcoming court case.

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Selina vows to support Zara-Jayne for upcoming court caseCredit: Chris Eades

The day before, she had bravely told The Sun: “The truth will out.”

And Selina, 33, who last year competed for a £250,000 investment from Lord Sugar on The Apprentice, added: “I was sexually assaulted four years ago.

“I am aware of her case and happy to be providing assistance in any way I can.”

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Zara-Jayne claims she was attacked in a hotel last month while on holidayCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd

Zara-Jayne, who is happy to be named by her family in the UK, claims she was raped in a hotel last month following a beach party.

She accused kickboxer David Butlin, 22, and ex-Wolves footballer Louis Harris, 24, of attacking her after they met at Dubai’s Zero Gravity Ibiza-style beach club.

But software consultant Zara-Jayne, from Farnham, Surrey, was arrested and locked up after reporting the alleged rape.

She now faces being charged with breaching UAE laws on extra-marital sex and boozing.

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Selina's drink was spiked in a bar before three men followed her home in 2012Credit: News Group Newspapers Ltd

Her 2014 marriage to Paul Edwards collapsed earlier this year and she was on a “heartbreak holiday” with her brother while her divorce was being finalised.

She has been released on bail but her passport has been confiscated.

In an email to her dad Chris she said: “It’s petrifying out here alone but I have to stay strong.”

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Fundraising page to help pay Zara-Jayne's legal fees has raised over £20,000Credit: Chris Eades
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Selina says she is 'happy to be providing assistance in any way'Credit: Chris Eades

Butlin and Harris, who were pictured relaxing with Towie’s James Argent while on bail, are understood to firmly deny the claims.

Selina waived her anonymity to talk about her 2012 ordeal, when her drink was spiked in a bar before three men followed her home.

They bundled her into a car and raped her for four hours in a filthy bedsit.

Selina has said: “I was unconscious for a lot of it, which was a blessing.

“I remember waking in agony and wasn’t able to move.

“They were pinning me on the floor, laughing and taking photos."

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Zara-Jayne faces being charged with breaching extra-marital sex laws in UAECredit: Chris Eades
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Zara-Jayne wept as the two prepared for the court caseCredit: Chris Eades

Iranian-born Ameen Quoz Najati Jaza and Younes Jaan Ali Jabri Qurashi, both 20, were jailed.

A third attacker fled.

Despite the rape Selina said: “I love it here.

“The lifestyle is brilliant and I’m proud to call it my home.”


Zara’s family have set up a Go Fund Me page to pay for legal fees to defend the case.

You can donate at

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