British woman faces six years for sex on Dubai beach
By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 9:59 AM on 10th July 2008
This is the businessman whose drunken sexual encounter with a British woman on a public beach in Dubai could put both of them in jail for six years.
Vince Acors, pictured here clutching champagne bottles at a business event, and Michelle Palmer met for the first time at a boozy brunch hours before their arrest.
A police officer caught them together on the beach after an all-day drinking binge and warned them once to little effect before returning later and arresting them.
Drunk: Vince Acors and Michelle Palmer were arrested after being allegedly caught having sex on a Dubai beach. They met hours earlier at a boozy brunch
They are both now facing trial and could be jailed for anything between three months and six years in the Arab state, which is known for its strict stance on sex and drugs.
Telecoms boss Mr Acors, 34, a father-of-one from Bromley in Kent, is understood to have been in the Middle East on business.
Friends say he and Miss Palmer , 36, were so drunk when they went off together that they can remember little about what happened.
'Michelle and Vince were absolutely hammered when arrested - it's hardly surprising they can't remember a thing,' one told the Sun.
'No one would have turned a hair about that kind of behaviour in Magaluf, but they made a very grave misjudgement doing it in a Muslim country.
'They woke up in police cells with monster hangovers, facing six years in jail. Vince is beside himself with worry - he never intended to offend anyone. And Michelle is absolutely devastated.'
Miss Palmer has also lost her job after being charged with the alleged breach of the Muslim emirate's strict ban on sex outside marriage.
Her employers at a large publishing firm in the Arab emirate called her in yesterday and sacked her on the spot.
Strict: Jumeirah Beach, where the pair were caught, is a popular spot for ex-pats and holidaymakers but they have to take care not to break the Muslim state's stringent rules on decency
Miss Palmer, who is said to have collapsed in tears at the news and now to be 'close to despair', has begged for clemency ahead of her forthcoming trial.
'We have all made silly regretful mistakes in life, of which some pay all too dearly,' she said.
'I am good, I am kind and I am true. The fear I feel each time I close my eyes fills my heart with dread.'
Writing in an online blog in response to a debate about the couple's antics, she said: 'There are a lot of wrong rumours circulating around, which at this crucial time are very damaging to me, those close to me and my case.
'Please be sympathetic for the sake of those I love, if this were you, your sister/brother, your daughter/son, how would you really be feeling?'
It was last Friday when police caught Miss Palmer and Mr Acors having sex on a beach popular with expats and holidaymakers.
They had met hours earlier at a champagne brunch at Le Meridien Hotel where Miss Palmer got extremely drunk before going for a walk along the shore with her companion.
A police officer later spotted the pair having sex on the sand and let them off with a caution but the pair ignored the warning and were arrested when the officer returned to the scene.
According to police sources, Miss Palmer, originally from Oakham, Leicester, launched an angry tirade at the officer upon being disturbed for a second time.
She is alleged to have hurled abuse and tried to hit him with her high-heeled shoe before being restrained and taken to a cell.
There she was charged with having sex outside marriage, indecent behaviour in public, being drunk in public and assaulting a police officer.
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By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 9:59 AM on 10th July 2008
This is the businessman whose drunken sexual encounter with a British woman on a public beach in Dubai could put both of them in jail for six years.
Vince Acors, pictured here clutching champagne bottles at a business event, and Michelle Palmer met for the first time at a boozy brunch hours before their arrest.
A police officer caught them together on the beach after an all-day drinking binge and warned them once to little effect before returning later and arresting them.
Drunk: Vince Acors and Michelle Palmer were arrested after being allegedly caught having sex on a Dubai beach. They met hours earlier at a boozy brunch
They are both now facing trial and could be jailed for anything between three months and six years in the Arab state, which is known for its strict stance on sex and drugs.
Telecoms boss Mr Acors, 34, a father-of-one from Bromley in Kent, is understood to have been in the Middle East on business.
Friends say he and Miss Palmer , 36, were so drunk when they went off together that they can remember little about what happened.
'Michelle and Vince were absolutely hammered when arrested - it's hardly surprising they can't remember a thing,' one told the Sun.
'No one would have turned a hair about that kind of behaviour in Magaluf, but they made a very grave misjudgement doing it in a Muslim country.
'They woke up in police cells with monster hangovers, facing six years in jail. Vince is beside himself with worry - he never intended to offend anyone. And Michelle is absolutely devastated.'
Miss Palmer has also lost her job after being charged with the alleged breach of the Muslim emirate's strict ban on sex outside marriage.
Her employers at a large publishing firm in the Arab emirate called her in yesterday and sacked her on the spot.
Strict: Jumeirah Beach, where the pair were caught, is a popular spot for ex-pats and holidaymakers but they have to take care not to break the Muslim state's stringent rules on decency
Miss Palmer, who is said to have collapsed in tears at the news and now to be 'close to despair', has begged for clemency ahead of her forthcoming trial.
'We have all made silly regretful mistakes in life, of which some pay all too dearly,' she said.
'I am good, I am kind and I am true. The fear I feel each time I close my eyes fills my heart with dread.'
Writing in an online blog in response to a debate about the couple's antics, she said: 'There are a lot of wrong rumours circulating around, which at this crucial time are very damaging to me, those close to me and my case.
'Please be sympathetic for the sake of those I love, if this were you, your sister/brother, your daughter/son, how would you really be feeling?'
It was last Friday when police caught Miss Palmer and Mr Acors having sex on a beach popular with expats and holidaymakers.
They had met hours earlier at a champagne brunch at Le Meridien Hotel where Miss Palmer got extremely drunk before going for a walk along the shore with her companion.
A police officer later spotted the pair having sex on the sand and let them off with a caution but the pair ignored the warning and were arrested when the officer returned to the scene.
According to police sources, Miss Palmer, originally from Oakham, Leicester, launched an angry tirade at the officer upon being disturbed for a second time.
She is alleged to have hurled abuse and tried to hit him with her high-heeled shoe before being restrained and taken to a cell.
There she was charged with having sex outside marriage, indecent behaviour in public, being drunk in public and assaulting a police officer.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/...jail-years.html