According to a report published last week in the Daily News, Nayef Al-Mutairy picked up the old man at a Manhattan nightclub in February 2009.

Al-Mutairy told a hearing on April 13 that he is a homosexual and was soliciting sex with the old man.

However, his lawyer claimed that it was just rough sex between two adults who were completely drunk.

Al-Mutairy could be sentenced to 25 years if charges of burglary, kidnapping and aggravated sexual abuse are proved. The old man's identity has not been revealed.

Al-Mutairy is reportedly being represented by three lawyers. The court rejected an attempt by the Saudi Embassy to bail him out.

However, it is still not clear what a 69-year-old was doing with a young man at a nightclub.

Although prosecutors say the victim invited Al-Mutairy back to his apartment where the burglary and the rape allegedly took place, it does not fully explain why the defendant is facing kidnapping charges.

Reports also claim that Al-Mutairy was under the influence of alcohol when he beat him with a hanger, stole $60 and three watches, and raped him twice. In addition, the defendant allegedly forced the man to go to an ATM machine and withdraw more than $1,000.

Al-Mutairy told the old man not to go to the nightclub again or to the police.

According to another report, the Saudi Embassy in Washington is understood to be following the case after the story was published in some US newspapers.

The defendant stayed in prison for six months without contacting an attorney or the Saudi Embassy until the news were out in the papers.

An estimated 60,000 Saudi men and women are studying in 26 countries on government scholarships.