A Brit teenager is facing 20 years in a Dubai prison after he was charged with having sex with a then 17-year-old girl while on holiday . Marcus Fakana, 18, was seized in the United Arab Emirates city in August after the now 18-year-old girl's mum reported their relationship to the police, campaign group Detained in Dubai (DID) has said. The age of consent in Dubai is 18. Londoner Marcus had been on holiday with his parents when he met a fellow Brit staying at the same hotel. A holiday romance