A British couple were sentenced to three months in prison for having sex on a Dubai beach.  Vince Acors, 34, and Michelle Palmer, 36, got jail time for their sex act and a $272 fine for drinking alcohol.  They will be deported immediately upon their release from prison.

The couple took a cab to Jumeirah Beach in the United Arab Emirates after enjoying too much of a good thing at a champagne brunch at their five star hotel.  The tryst occurred on July 5th in the financial hub of the Middle East, which caters to tourists and multi-billion dollar business deals.  The Islamic state expressly forbids alcohol, unmarried sex and homosexuality and that appears to be the crux of the matter.

The couple claims they were only hugging and kissing but witnesses, including a police officer, say they had sex in a lounger on the beach.  Their lawyer Hassan Mattar plans to appeal – the couple have been released on bail pending the outcome.  In the meantime, the pair have been fired from their jobs as publishing executives.

The British media has been harsh on the pair.  One news outlet wrote: “Tourists are ignoring the emirates strict Islamic laws and the outcome of this case will be a warning that such drunken behavior will not be tolerated in public.”

Consider yourself warned.

Check out the disgraced couple in our photo gallery below.

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