Haneen Hossam and Mawada Eladhm were charged with “violating family values and principles and setting up and running online accounts to commit this crime.”
In July 2020, they were sentenced to two years in prison and each fined 300,000 EGP (approximately $ 19,000 USD).
She and three others involved in the case have now been acquitted, Ahram Online said.
Mawada Eladhm, in her early twenties, had 3.1 million followers on TikTok and 1.6 million followers on Instagram, and gained fame for posting lip sync and dance videos.
Haneen Hossam, a university student of archeology, had 1.2 million followers on TikTok and was arrested a few days after posting a video encouraging women to publish live videos and talk to strangers via the short video platform Likee.
She has denied the allegations, saying her videos have been taken out of context.
Hossam’s attorney Mahmmed Sammer told local media Youm7 that her mother passed out at the news of the acquittal, while both Hossam and Eladhm screamed for joy.
Eladhm’s father, Fathy Rashad, told reporters after the court that his daughter was “devastated by oppression and grief” and would need psychological treatment, Youm7 reported.
The other three defendants were charged with helping one of the girls evade arrest, concealing evidence of the crime, and publishing material to influence public opinion on the case. One was also accused of possessing illegal software to facilitate social media activity.
Reporting contributed by Mohammed Tawfeeq in Atlanta.