Tourist charged with extra-marital sex after reporting rape in Dubai

A British tourist has been charged with having extra-marital sex after she reported being gang raped by other tourists in Dubai.

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A British tourist has been arrested in Dubai and charged with having extra-marital sex after she reported being raped by two men, it has been claimed.

The woman in her 20s was allegedly attacked by two men from Birmingham while on holiday in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

She made a report to police who "promptly" arrested her and confiscated her passport, according to UAE law experts Detained in Dubai.

She has since been bailed but she could be jailed if found guilty after a trial.

The woman shared a drink with the men before going to their hotel where they raped her in a "brutal and violent" manner while filming it, the victim's father alleged on an online fundraising page.

Radha Stirling, founder and director of Detained in Dubai, said the nation's treatment of rape victims is "tremendously disturbing".

She said: "The UAE has a long history of penalising rape victims.

"It is still not safe for victims to report these crimes to the police without the risk of suffering a double punishment."

A Foreign Commonwealth Office spokeswoman said: "We are supporting a British woman in relation to this case and will remain in contact with her family."


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