A British teenager jailed in Dubai for having sex with a 17-year-old girl has been released and is back in the UK.
Marcus Fakana, 19, from Tottenham, north London, was sentenced in December to a year’s imprisonment after a consensual relationship with the girl, who is also British, while on holiday in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The age of consent in the UAE is 18.
He has received a royal pardon from Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, campaign group Detained in Dubai has said.
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