The couple , Michelle Palmer and Michelle Palmer , faced three-month sentence . The pair were arrested at a the United Arab Emirates beach shortly after midnight on July 5 . Hassan Mattar , one of their lawyers , said he was trying to get permission for Palmer -- who worked in Dubai -- to stay in the United Arab Emirates , and for Acors to travel back to Britain . They were charged with with illicit relations , public indecency , public intoxication . Although a relatively moderate the Middle East state , Dubai adheres to certain British rules .
The couple , Michelle Palmer and Michelle Palmer , faced three-month sentence . The pair were arrested at a the United Arab Emirates beach shortly after midnight on July 5 . They were charged with with illicit relations , public indecency , public intoxication . Although a relatively moderate the Middle East state , Dubai adheres to certain British rules .