Asylum seeker hotel resident jailed for 12 months for sexual assault of girl, 14

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An asylum seeker has been jailed for 12 months for sexually assaulting a woman and a 14-year-old girl in days after arriving in the UK on a small boat. Ethiopian national Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu was found guilty of five offences following a three-day trial at Chelmsford and Colchester magistrates’ courts. Speaking about what was said in the pre-sentence report, Mr Cowen said: “The word manipulative is used within the report. “Wearing a skirt now makes me feel vulnerable and exposed.”The girl added: “Seeing the bench (where the sexual assault took place) reminds me of everything that happened. STV News is now on WhatsApp Get all the latest news from around the country Follow STV News