FURY AS BRIT TEEN IS JAILED IN DUBAI
Daily Mirror UK|December 12, 2024
Marcus gets one year for sex with fellow tourist, 17
PATRICK HILL and LIAM DOYLE
FURY AS BRIT TEEN IS JAILED IN DUBAI

A BRITISH tourist has been jailed for having sex with a girl aged 17 on a holiday romance in Dubai, leaving his family distraught.

Marcus Fakana, 18, had expected a suspended sentence for the consensual act and to be allowed to fly home after being stranded in the Gulf city since his arrest in August.

But a judge sparked fury by locking him up for a year in the notorious al-Awir central prison.

Having sex with a person under 18 is illegal in the United Arab Emirates.

But campaigners believe he has been harshly treated for having a fling with the girl, who is British-Indian.

Marcus is being supported by Detained in Dubai and will appeal.

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