NZ man in Dubai court on extra-marital sex charges

Former Auckland banker Tony Caroll has been charged with drinking alcohol without a licence and having sex outside of marriage in Dubai. File photo / Thinkstock

A former Auckland banker has appeared in a Dubai court on extra-marital sex charges.

Toby Carroll, 32, his girlfriend Briton Danielle Spencer, 31, and his former girlfriend, Brazilian model Priscilla Ferreira, 24, are charged with drinking alcohol without a licence and having sex outside of marriage, both crimes in the United Arab Emirates.

Carroll and Spencer were arrested after spending the night together in his apartment before Christmas.

He had called police after Ferreira burst in, allegedly threatened them at knifepoint, and destroyed some furniture.

Police put all three in jail for six weeks.

Prosecutors have charged Carroll with having consensual sex with the two women.

A forensic expert yesterday confirmed to a Dubai court the findings of a DNA expert that Carroll's semen traces were found inside Spencer but not Ferreira, the Gulf News reported.

Ferreira and Spencer have denied to British news media they had sex with Carroll.

The case is classed as a "misdemeanour", which is less serious than a felony. Typically, a misdemeanour penalty carries a fine or jail term of up to a year.

A Emirates legal specialist has said any sex charges would likely be based on forensic tests and a high degree of evidence is required for sex charges to stick in court, including a suspect's confession, witness testimonies or medical tests.

The next hearing in the case is scheduled for June 22.

- NZPA