Vince Acors, The Man Arrested For Having Public Sex With Fellow Brit Michelle Palmer In Dubai, Speaks Out

Vince Acors, the British businessman arrested along with Michelle Palmer for having public sex — and sex out of wedlock — on a beach while vacationing in Dubai, says he had been “naive,” but that the punishment and public scrutiny doled out for his actions were unjust. Mr. Acors maintains that he and Palmer were not having sex, but merely “embracing” on the beach. With their genitalia?:

“Because of the worldwide publicity, I feel that the Dubai authorities had no real choice other than to find us guilty in this situation.”

Acors admits to having assumed “a lot” of alcohol at a champagne brunch he and Palmer attended before going out and buttering their crumpets on the beach. Of course, this wasn’t really his fault, either:

He said he has no idea how much he drank that day because the waiters continually topped up his glass.

“At no point did we deny that we had consumed vast quantities of alcohol,” he said. “Dubai is a massive contradiction – everything is available yet everything is illegal.”

Isn’t a good idea, when traveling, to educate oneself as to the laws and customs of the place where one is visiting? And perhaps refrain from motorboating others in public? Or blaming your behavior on devious waiters lurking in the dark corners of complimentary brunches?

Sex on beach Briton, Vince Acors, speaks out for first time [Times Online]
Earlier: Michelle Palmer Faces Six Years In Dubai Jail For Having Public Sex