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Evening Standard
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Ted Hennessey

Five men charged after violent protests outside Essex hotel

Police outside the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex (Yui Mok/PA) - (PA Wire)

Four men have been charged with violent disorder after protests outside a hotel in Essex believed to be housing asylum seekers, police say.

There have been a series of demonstrations outside the Bell Hotel in Epping since asylum seeker Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, 38, was charged with sexual assault after an incident earlier this month in which he is alleged to have attempted to kiss a 14-year-old girl.

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