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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Josh Payne

Asylum seeker hotel resident guilty of sexual assaults days after arriving in UK

Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu was found guilty of sexual assault at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court on Thursday (Crown Prosecution Service/PA) - (PA Wire)

An asylum seeker hotel resident has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman and a 14-year-old girl days after arriving in the UK on a small boat.

Ethiopian national Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu’s behaviour in July sparked protests and counter-protests in Epping, Essex, and further demonstrations  outside hotels housing asylum seekers across the country.

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