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in flagrante delicto
in fla·gran·te de·lic·to [ in flə gràntee də líktō ] or in fla·gran·te [ in flə grántee ]


adverb 
Definition:
 
1. having sex: in the act of having sexual relations, especially illicit sexual relations
2. in criminal act: in the act of committing an offense
[< Latin, "in the heat of the crime"]
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