'I couldn’t imagine what for. I was frightened and my parents were terrified.'
After the two had sex, they decided to continue on with their relationship, until the girl’s mother ratted them out to authorities.18-year-old Marcus faces 20 years in jail for a relationship with a 17-year-old in Dubai.Marcus was unaware of the girl's age; her strict mother reported them after returning to London.
“We really liked each other but she was secretive with her family because they were strict,” Marcus told the human rights group Detained in. “My parents knew about our relationship but she couldn’t tell hers. She had to meet me without telling them it was to see a boy.”“When she left, I couldn’t wait to see her again when I got home,” Marcus said. “Then suddenly, police knocked on our hotel door. They said they were taking me in for questioning but wouldn’t tell me why.
According to the teenager, his parents needed to head back to the UK for work as the two earned “a humble living.”“They saved up for this one-off holiday and they have now used all of their savings,” Marcus said. “The police demanded 10,000 AED for bail which I’ve been told is not normal and the costs are mounting.
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