Bangladesh, July 13 -- More than 100 accusers have emerged online in the past two weeks, triggering a new #MeToo movement in Egypt.

The girls and women described meeting a young man - a former student at Egypt's most elite university in person and online, followed by deceit, then escalating sexual harassment, assault, blackmail or rape.

Some were minors when the alleged crimes took place, reports Associated Press. The suspect was arrested last week from his home in a gated community outside Cairo.

"What's before this case is totally different from what's after," said Nihad Abuel-Komsan, head of the Egyptian Center for Women's Rights and a lawyer representing some of the alleged victims.

In a statement, the public prosecutor's office s...