18-year-old Marcus Fakana facing 20-year jail sentence in Dubai over s£x with 17-year-old Brit An 18-year-old Tottenham resident’s holiday with his parents has turned into a months-long ordeal that could lead to 20 years in prison after he was charged with having s£x with another tourist – a 17-year-old girl, who is now 18. Marcus Fakana joined his parents for what was supposed to be a short holiday starting August 26, 2024. While there, he met a girl, 17, staying at the same hotel. After having s£x, the teenagers made plans to continue their “blossoming” teenage romance when they returned to London, according to Detained in Dubai. But the campaign group says he is now stuck in Dubai facing decades in prison after the girl’s parents looked through her phone and reported him to the police when they got home. Fakana claims he did not know the girl was months younger than him when they met. Their relationship would be legal in the UK. Dubai has only recently legalised out-of-wedlock s£x for tourists but still ha