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.