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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alexander Butler

British teenager jailed in Dubai for sex with 17-year-old freed after royal pardon

Marcus Fakana was on holiday in Dubai with his parents - (Detained in Dubai)

A British teenager jailed in Dubai for having sex with a 17-year-old girl is back in the UK after being freed by a royal pardon.

Markus Fakana, who was 18 at the time, was on holiday in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in August 2024 when he struck up a holiday romance with the British girl who was staying at the same hotel.

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