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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Rachel Clun

British teenager Marcus Fakana jailed in Dubai over sex with girl, 17, pleads for clemency

Marcus Fakana has written to the ruler of the UAE asking to be released - (Detained in Dubai)

A British teenager who is in prison in Dubai for having sex with a 17-year-old girl has written to authorities asking for clemency.

Markus Fakana, now 19, was on a holiday in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) when he struck up a holiday romance with the British girl who was staying at the same hotel.

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