Dubai sentences Indian couple to 3 months in jail for Sexting

Steamy text messages have resulted in a three-month jail sentence for a Indian man and an Indian woman in Dubai. The BBC reports.

Judges ruled that they had planned to "commit sin", a reference to an extramarital affair - which is illegal in the United Arab Emirates.

The unnamed pair, aged 47 and 42, were working as cabin crew for Dubai's Emirates airline.

Their "sexy texts" first surfaced last year, in a divorce lawsuit by the woman's estranged husband.

The Indian pair were originally sentenced to six months in jail, followed by deportation. But an appeals court reduced the term and gave them the option to remain in the country.

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