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| Steamy text messages lands couple in Dubai jail |
| 2010-03-18 |
| News from the swinging hep-cat corner of Dar-al-insanity. A string of steamy text messages has resulted in a jail sentence for an Indian couple, local media announced Wednesday, in the latest case of passions clashing with the law in the cosmopolitan, yet occasionally conservative, Gulf city of Dubai. The conviction said the sexual content of the texts suggested the unnamed pair planned to "commit sin" — a reference to an extramarital affair, which is illegal in the United Arab Emirates. The pair, who worked as cabin crew for Emirates airlines, each were sentenced to three months in jail, said authorities. Court documents only gave their initials and their ages: 42 for her and 47 for him. The court ruling said there was not enough evidence to determine whether the couple had an affair, which would have likely brought a harsher sentence. The text messages surfaced in a divorce lawsuit by the woman's estranged husband. |
| Posted by:ed |
| #1 "Rajesh, my burqa is in the washing machine now . . . ." Next time, use the TigerText app or whatever it's called. |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-03-18 10:02 |