Couple Convicted in Sex-on-Beach Trial Granted Bail in Dubai

Dubai,UAE, Vince Acors and Michelle Palmer filed an appeal on Monday and a hearing has been scheduled for Nov. 18, according to their defense lawyer Hassan Mattar.

Palmer and Acors were sentenced Thursday to three months in prison, a fine of $272 and deportation from Dubai. The two were detained in July and charged with engaging in sex outside of marriage, drunkenness and public indecency.

Acors reportedly admitted to having sex with Palmer, but later changed his story.