Former Tampa mosque youth program volunteer pleads guilty in molestation case Ehab Ghoneim agreed to serve eight years in prison followed by two years of probation.

February 8, 2023   

(WTSP) A former Tampa mosque youth volunteer accused of drugging and molesting boys took a plea deal on Wednesday.

Ehab Ghoneim agreed to serve eight years in prison followed by two years of probation.

He entered guilty pleas on all charges in Pinellas County: three counts of unlawful sexual activity with a minor and one lewd and lascivious molestation charge.

Ghoneim must also register as a sex offender.

He was booked into Pinellas County Jail on Wednesday morning.

“He got off easy. Part of me is upset that he got off easy and part of me is also happy that he is serving some type of time,” said Ghoneim’s nephew Nour Elsayed.

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