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| Dubai sex man faces massive bill | Dubai sex man faces massive bill |
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| A British man who was convicted of having sex on a beach in Dubai has been left with a legal bill of tens of thousands of pounds. | A British man who was convicted of having sex on a beach in Dubai has been left with a legal bill of tens of thousands of pounds. |
| Vince Acors, 34, of Bromley, south-east London, and Michelle Palmer, 36, of Oakham, Rutland, both got three-month jail terms, later suspended on appeal. | |
| Acors told BBC Radio 5 Live it had been a "very expensive experience". | Acors told BBC Radio 5 Live it had been a "very expensive experience". |
| He also expressed his relief at seeing his family and friends after arriving back in the UK on Christmas Eve. | He also expressed his relief at seeing his family and friends after arriving back in the UK on Christmas Eve. |
| Acors said he went to Dubai on a three-day business trip which turned out to be a six-month ordeal which was "gladly finally over". | |
| 'Living expenses' | 'Living expenses' |
| He explained how the costs mounted up after he was arrested. | |
| "You pay a succession of fees to a local, which is your lawyer, then you have a set of fees for your solicitor who effectively puts your case together," he said. | "You pay a succession of fees to a local, which is your lawyer, then you have a set of fees for your solicitor who effectively puts your case together," he said. |
| "We paid double-bubble, but we got the result that we wanted in the end." | "We paid double-bubble, but we got the result that we wanted in the end." |
| He added: "It's been an extremely expensive situation for me. I had a pretty successful business before I went to Dubai which it's going to take me at least six months to pick back up again. | He added: "It's been an extremely expensive situation for me. I had a pretty successful business before I went to Dubai which it's going to take me at least six months to pick back up again. |
| "In addition to that, the living expenses in Dubai are huge. I didn't think there could possibly be a place more expensive than London, but I found it." | "In addition to that, the living expenses in Dubai are huge. I didn't think there could possibly be a place more expensive than London, but I found it." |
| Palmer flew home before Acors who was re-arrested because of paperwork problems as he prepared to board a flight back to the UK. | Palmer flew home before Acors who was re-arrested because of paperwork problems as he prepared to board a flight back to the UK. |
| The pair were arrested on Jumeirah Beach on 5 July, hours after meeting at a champagne brunch. | |
| In October, they were found guilty by Dubai's Court of First Instance of unmarried sex and public indecency. They admitted a charge of being drunk in a public place. | In October, they were found guilty by Dubai's Court of First Instance of unmarried sex and public indecency. They admitted a charge of being drunk in a public place. |
| Acors and Palmer were also fined £170 each. | Acors and Palmer were also fined £170 each. |