Couple gets three-year jail term<\/p>\n
By Nour Abuzant<\/p>\n
AN American man and a South African teenager were given three-year jail terms after being caught in a compromising position in a public lavatory.<\/p>\n
According to court papers, the couple was spied entering a female cubicle within the Aspire sports academy on the morning of February 16 last year.<\/p>\n
An Egyptian watchman told investigators that he first saw the two accused kissing and talking to each other in an \u201cindecent position\u201d near the academy\u2019s mosque.<\/p>\n
He revealed: \u201cThe woman went to the female toilet and the man went after her and I became suspicious.\u201d<\/p>\n
The police were called and they arrested the two at the scene \u2013 and confiscated their clothes.<\/p>\n
The 25-year-old Muslim American first claimed the 16-year-old was his girlfriend. On the advice of his lawyer, he later retracted the claim. The South African was tried in absentia after failing to show for the court case.<\/p>\n
As well as handing down three-year prison terms, the court ordered the pair be deported after serving sentence. An appeal against the court\u2019s decision has been lodged.<\/p>\n