Today, Radha Stirling, from the Detained in Dubai group which represents foreigners in the United Arab Emirates, said that that Marcus "has handed himself in to begin serving his 1 year sentence in Dubai's Al Awir prison" - and is appealing to Foreign Secretary David Lammy to help his case.
Brit teen Marcus Fakana 'hands himself in' to Dubai prison to start sentence over 'holiday fling' A British teenager is said to have 'handed himself in' to a prison in Dubai to begin his sentence after being found guilty over a holiday romance.
She said: "The government of Dubai has handed a lengthy sentence to a British tourist who had consensual relations with another British tourist.
Marcus Fakana had met a 17-year-old girl also from the UK at the Hilton Dubai Palm Jumeirah hotel, where she and the 18-year-old, from Tottenham, north London, had consensual sex.
Marcus was held at the Al Barsha Police Station for three days and not allowed to make phone calls or speak with his parents, according to Detained In Dubai.
