New York ( CNN ) -- An Egyptian executive accused of sexually abusing an employee at a luxury hotel in New York pleaded guilty Friday to sex abuse in the third degree and will also face a $ 5 million lawsuit tied to the case , his attorney said . Mahmoud Abdel-Salam Omar , 74 , the chairman of a salt company who once headed an Egyptian bank , had originally been charged with sexual abuse , unlawful imprisonment , forcible touching and harassment . He was sentenced to five days ' community service , which Omar has already completed . He must also submit his DNA to the state database , said Joan Vollero , a representative for the Manhattan district attorney . `` He pled guilty in order to get back to his family in Egypt , '' said Omar 's attorney , Lori Cohen . `` What he pled guilty to is less serious than jumping a turnstile in New York . '' Omar had initially pleaded not guilty , attorney Lori Cohen said . The incident took place at New York 's Pierre hotel on May 29 , 15 days after Dominique Strauss-Kahn , then head of the International Monetary Fund , was accused of sexually assaulting and trying to rape a housekeeping employee at another New York luxury hotel . Omar has not made any public statements . The accuser told police the attack took place when the employee went to Omar 's room to drop off tissues he had requested . His trial had been set to begin August 23 .
Mahmoud Abdel-Salam Omar was sentenced to five days ' community service . He 's already completed that service . He must also submit his DNA to the state database . Comment: