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Asylum seeker in Essex jailed for 12 months for sexual assault of girl, 14
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Echo | News
Prosecutor Stuart Cowen said Kebatu had told the author of a pre-sentence report that “because of the situation, Epping is in chaos and he had got a lot of migrants in trouble”.
The Bell Hotel resident’s behaviour in July led to protesters and counter-protesters taking to the streets in Epping, Essex, and eventually outside hotels housing asylum seekers across the country.
Speaking about what was said in the pre-sentence report, Mr Cowen said: “The word manipulative is used within the report.
She said she prepared the statement “so that the man who did this to me understands what he has done to me – a 14-year-old girl”.
“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.
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