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Tottenham teenager Marcus Fakana ‘to begin jail sentence’ in Dubai for sex with 17-year-old girl

Marcus Fakana Dubai Radha Stirling the United Arab Emirates

Marcus Fakana - (Detained in Dubai)

An 18-year-old man sentenced to one year in a Dubai jail for having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old girl has handed himself in to begin his sentence, a campaign group has said.

Marcus Fakana, of Tottenham, north London, “now hopes for a pardon” from Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Detained in Dubai said.

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