Dubai: A waiter has been accused of attempting to extort Dh8,000 from a policeman, with whom he had sex, by posting on Instagram that the policeman is gay and has paid sex.

The 29-year-old Filipino waiter, K.K., was said to have had a year-long sexual affair with the policeman before he posted the latter’s photo in his police uniform on Instagram saying that he [policeman] is gay and enjoys having sex with men for money.

The waiter also posted on the faked Instagram account the policeman’s private mobile number and that he enjoyed bizarre behaviour with men in February.

The policeman, K.M., was surprised when one of his friends, according to records, notified him that he had spotted his photo in police uniform on Instagram.

Records said when the policeman went to report the matter to the police, K.M. was arrested and the two men, K.M. and K.K., were referred to the Public Prosecution for further interrogation.

Prosecutors accused K.K. of extortion and attempted blackmail, maligning and dishonouring K.M. via social media and having consensual sex with him.

Meanwhile K.M. was referred to the Dubai Misdemeanours Court where he will be tried for having consensual sex with K.K.

The latter pleaded guilty and confessed to all his charges before the Dubai Court of First Instance on Thursday.

The prosecutors said the Filipino had consensual sex with K.M. and threatened to defame him on WhatsApp by promoting his photos if he did not pay him Dh8,000.

Prosecutors also accused him of abusing the internet to breach K.M.’s privacy.

In his capacity as a victim, K.M. testified to prosecutors that he had been friends with the Filipino for a period of time before his friend informed him that he had seen his photo on Instagram.

“The suspect had posted photos of my dad and me on social media. I took permission from my supervisor and went to lodge a police complaint … while driving there, they called me from work and asked me to return because a brigadier wanted to see me. Then I was arrested by the CID. During questioning, they showed me several photos and I explained to them that K.K. had posted them on Instagram and that he had previously threatened me that he would. The suspect did so because he wanted me to be his boyfriend and lover. He stole my personal photo from my Instagram account. He had my photo in the police uniform when I sent it to him a year ago. He also wrote on my photo on Instagram that I am gay and enjoy bizarre sex,” K.M. claimed to prosecutors.

K.K. was quoted as admitting that he had sex with K.M. and attempted to blackmail him.

Presiding judge Omar will hand out a judgement on November 21.