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Man pleads guilty to underage sex in Egypt

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- A Philadelphia man said in federal district court that he had sex with three underage females in Egypt, and two of the victims bore his sons.

Authorities said in court Wednesday that Omar Rashaad Bey, 33, a U.S. citizen, impregnated the two girls when they were 15, and the babies were born in Egypt in February 2006 and March 2007, the Philadelphia Daily News reported.

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Bey allegedly had sex with his victims from January 2004 to May 2007, the Daily News said.

It is a federal crime for a U.S. citizen to travel abroad to engage in sex with persons under the age of 18.

Bey pleaded guilty to three counts of engaging in illicit sex in foreign locations and remains free on an unsecured $100,000 bond pending sentencing Jan. 7.

Bey faces a minimum of three years in federal prison under preliminary advisory guidelines, the newspaper said.

Bey allegedly entered into "purported Islamic marriages" with the two females who bore his children, prosecutors said.

Bey said he was not currently married, had fathered 12 children, ages 6 months to 15 years, and worked as a regional manager for a maintenance company.

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